Francis G Newlands Park

Little Forest Park, formerly Francis G. Newlands Park, an undeveloped park located in the District of Columbia neighborhood of Chevy Chase; North of Military Rd, between 28th & 30th Sts, NW.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: park in Washington, D.C., U.S.
Also known as: “Francis G. Newlands Park”, “Little Forest”, “Little Forest Park”, and “Newlands Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple Sinai and Fort DeRussy.

Temple Sinai

Synagogue

Temple Sinai is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Washington, D.C.

Fort DeRussy

Archaeological site

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort DeRussy was an American Civil War-era fortification constructed in 1861 on a hilltop along the west bank of Rock Creek within Washington, D.C., as part of the Defenses of Washington.

St. John’s College High School

School

Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0.

St. John's College High School is a Catholic high school in Washington, D.C. Established in 1851, it is the third oldest Christian Brothers school in the United States, and was one of the oldest Army JROTC schools until the program was abolished in 2019 in pursuit of a private "leadership academy" program with no relationship to the United States Armed Forces.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chevy Chase and Forest Hills.

Chevy Chase

Suburb

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Chevy Chase is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It borders Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Forest Hills

Neighborhood

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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.

Barnaby Woods

Neighborhood

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Barnaby Woods is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is bounded on the north by Aberfoyle Place, on the west by Western Avenue, on the south by Tennyson Street, and on the east by Oregon Avenue.

Francis G Newlands Park

Categories: park and recreation area
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.96212° or 38° 57′ 44″ north

Longitude

-77.05869° or 77° 3′ 31″ west

Elevation

292 feet (89 metres)

Operator

National Park Service

Open location code

87C4XW6R+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 41964956

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4138770

Wikidata ID

Q48801118

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In Other Languages

“Francis G Newlands Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Francis G Newlands Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chevy Chase Village and Van Ness.

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