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.Photo: Mondoo59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Defense University and National War College.
National Defense University
University
Photo: Tim1965, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Ipoellet, Public domain.
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
Photo: Rainclaw7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of D.C. United, DC Power FC, and Washington Spirit soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football team.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest and Waterfront.
Southwest
Quarter
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
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.85774° or 38° 51′ 28″ northLongitude
-77.02238° or 77° 1′ 21″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87C4VX5H+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 10774443463OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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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”
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Localities in the Area
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