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.
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  • 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.

Museum
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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss. is situated 1,900 feet west of Oak Hill Cemetery.

Church
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The , also known as the Renwick Chapel or James Renwick Chapel, is a historic building in the Georgetown neighborhood of , United States. is situated 370 feet west of Oak Hill Cemetery.

University
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is a private Jesuit research university in , United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university. is situated 1 mile west of Oak Hill Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and Georgetown.

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The of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.

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is a neighborhood in , south of and west of . It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.

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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

Latitude
38.9131° or 38° 54′ 47″ north
Longitude
-77.05709° or 77° 3′ 26″ west
Elevation
95 feet (29 metres)
Open location code
87C4WW7V+65
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43973511
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4139867
Wiki­data ID
Q2369971
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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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