Hawthorne

Hawthorne is a neighborhood of 308 single family homes in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. According to neighborhood lore, the subdivision was named for the hawthorn trees once abundant in the area.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Meadowbrook Local Park and Ohev Sholom Congregation.

Meadowbrook Local Park

Park

Photo: Lorax, CC BY 4.0.

Ohev Sholom Congregation

Synagogue

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ohev Sholom Congregation is the oldest Orthodox synagogue in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The synagogue was formed from the merger of two synagogues, Ohev Sholom and Talmud Torah.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barnaby Woods and Rock Creek Gardens.

Barnaby Woods

Neighborhood

Photo: Egunt07, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Rock Creek Gardens

Neighborhood

Rock Creek Gardens is an affluent residential condominium neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C.. It is bounded by West Beach Drive to the east and northeast, Parkside Drive to the south and southwest, and Rock Creek Park to the northeast.

Martins Additions

Village

Photo: Lorax, CC BY 4.0.

Martin's Additions is a village in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It was established as a Special Tax District in 1916 and incorporated as a village in 1985.

Hawthorne

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

38.98039° or 38° 58′ 49″ north

Longitude

-77.0547° or 77° 3′ 17″ west

Elevation

299 feet (91 metres)

Open location code

87C4XWJW+54

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158454849

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4139045

Wikidata ID

Q5685553

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