Fort Bunker Hill

Fort Bunker Hill was one of seven temporary earthwork forts of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., built in the Northeast quadrant of the city at the beginning of the Civil War by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Brookland–CUA station.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Church

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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C.

Brookland–CUA station

Metro station

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Brookland–CUA station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Red Line. Service began on February 6, 1978. The station serves the Brookland neighborhood and the Catholic University of America.

Dance Place

Theater building

Photo: Erinandmally, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dance Place is an arts organization in the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. The nearest metro station is Brookland/CUA on the Red Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brookland and Michigan Park.

Brookland

Suburb

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Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.

Michigan Park

Neighborhood

Michigan Park is a neighborhood in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. in the Upper Northeast area element. The boundaries of Michigan Park and North Michigan Park neighborhoods are contested due to the history of racial disparity between the two, but…

Brentwood

Neighborhood

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Brentwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., Bounded by Rhode Island Avenue NE, the train tracks of the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Metro station, Montana Avenue NE, and New York Avenue NE.

Fort Bunker Hill

Type: Park
Description: historical fort in Washington, D.C., United States
Category: fort
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.93539° or 38° 56′ 7″ north

Longitude

-76.98803° or 76° 59′ 17″ west

Elevation

230 feet (70 metres)

Open location code

87C5W2P6+5Q

GeoNames ID

4138689

Wikidata ID

Q5470867

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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Bunker Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Fort Bunker Hill” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fort Bunker Hill (bukid)”
Cebuano: “Fort Bunker Hill”
Egyptian Arabic: “حصن بنكر هيل”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as University Heights and North Michigan Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bunker Hill and Fort Bunker Hill.

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