Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic 22-acre cemetery located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C, in the United States. It was founded in 1848 and completed in 1853, and is a prime example of a rural cemetery.Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Washington, D.C., USA
- Also known as: “Oak Tree Cemetery”
- Address: 3001 R Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel.
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss. Dumbarton Oaks Estate is situated 1,900 feet west of Oak Hill Cemetery.
Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel
Church
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel, also known as the Renwick Chapel or James Renwick Chapel, is a historic building in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel is situated 370 feet west of Oak Hill Cemetery.
Phillips Collection
Museum
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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery. Phillips Collection is situated 2,900 feet east of Oak Hill Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Georgetown.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Dupont Circle
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.
Oak Hill Cemetery
- Categories: rural cemetery, botanical garden, and burial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.9131° or 38° 54′ 47″ northLongitude
-77.05709° or 77° 3′ 26″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
87C4WW7V+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 43973511OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Oak Hill Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة أوك هيل”
- Armenian: “Օուկ Հիլ գերեզմանատուն”
- Belarusian: “могілкі Оўк-Хіл”
- Catalan: “Cementiri d’Oak Hill”
- Chinese: “橡树丘公墓”
- Chinese: “橡樹丘公墓”
- Czech: “Oak Hill Cemetery”
- Danish: “Oak Hill Cemetery”
- Dutch: “Oak Hill Cemetery”
- French: “Cimetière d’Oak Hill”
- French: “cimetière de Oak Hill”
- Georgian: “ოუკ-ჰილის სასაფლაო”
- German: “Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)”
- German: “Oak Hill Cemetery”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות אוק היל”
- Irish: “Reilig Oak Hill”
- Japanese: “オーク・ツリー墓地”
- Japanese: “オーク・トゥリー墓地”
- Japanese: “オーク・ヒル墓地”
- Japanese: “オークツリー墓地”
- Japanese: “オークトゥリー墓地”
- Japanese: “オークヒル墓地”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oak Hill Cemetery”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério Oak Hill”
- Russian: “кладбище Оук-Хилл”
- Slovenian: “Oak Hill Cemetery”
- Swedish: “Oak Hill Cemetery”
- Tatar: “Оук-Һилл зираты”
- Ukrainian: “кладовище Оак Гілл”
- Ukrainian: “Оак Гілл”
- Ukrainian: “Овк Гілл”
- Ukrainian: “Оук Гілл”
- Ukrainian: “цвинтар Оак Гілл”
- Welsh: “Mynwent Oak Hill, Washington”
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