Forest Hills

Forest Hills, also known as Van Ness, is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, Chevy Chase to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood in Washington, DC
Also known as: “Forest Hills, Washington, D.C.”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens and Howard University School of Law.

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Museum

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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts and historic house museum in Washington, D.C. The former residence of businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.

Howard University School of Law

University

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Howard University School of Law is the law school of Howard University, a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is one of the oldest law schools in the country and the oldest historically black law school in the United States.

Soapstone Valley Park

Nature reserve

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Soapstone Valley Park is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Cleveland Park and Upper Northwest.

North Cleveland Park

Neighborhood

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North Cleveland Park is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Albemarle Street NW to the north, Rodman and Quebec Streets NW to the south, Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues NW to the west, and Connecticut Avenue to the east.

Upper Northwest

The neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.'s Upper Northwest rank among America's most wealthy and privileged. There are big attractions, including the outstanding National Zoo, the massive National Cathedral, American University, upscale shopping in Friendship…

Cleveland Park

Suburb

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Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.

Forest Hills

Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.95094° or 38° 57′ 3″ north

Longitude

-77.05803° or 77° 3′ 29″ west

Elevation

230 feet (70 metres)

Open location code

87C4XW2R+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 157590304

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4138680

Wikidata ID

Q5468954

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Urdu—“Forest Hills” goes by many names.

German: “Forest Hills (Washington, D.C.)”
German: “Forest Hills”
Slovenian: “Forest Hills”
Urdu: “فارسٹ ہلز”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Forest Hills”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Van Ness and Armesleigh Park.

Notable Places Nearby

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