Hains Point

East Potomac Park is a park located on a man-made island in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States. The island is between the Washington Channel and the Potomac River, and on it the park lies southeast of the Jefferson Memorial and the 14th Street Bridge.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Defense University and National War College.

National Defense University

University

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The National Defense University is an institution of higher education in Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C., United States. It is funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders.

National War College

Military installation

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The National War College is a school within the United States' National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active.

Audi Field

Stadium

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Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of the D.C. United, Washington Spirit, and DC Power FC soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football team.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwest and Waterfront.

Southwest

Quarter

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Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.

Waterfront

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The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

Crystal City

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Crystal City is the secondary "downtown" area of Arlington, Virginia, after the Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Pentagon City, Arlington Ridge, and Aurora Highlands.

Hains Point

Type: Cape
Description: park and cape in East Potomac Park, Washington, DC
Categories: urban park and landform
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.85774° or 38° 51′ 28″ north

Longitude

-77.02238° or 77° 1′ 21″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87C4VX5H+33

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10774443463

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4139003

Wikidata ID

Q5639456

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Hains Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hains Point”
Dutch: “Hains Point”
French: “Hains Point”
French: “pointe Hains”
French: “Pointe Hains”
Spanish: “Hains Point”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Buzzard Point and Bridge District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Anacostia Helicopter Facility and Fuel Pier.

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