Peters Hill

Peters Hill is a peak in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic and has an elevation of 92 feet. Peters Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood The West End, as well as near the suburb Foggy Bottom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Lincoln Memorial

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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.

John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Theater building

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is the national cultural center of the United States, serving as a "living memorial" to John F.

United States Institute of Peace

Government building

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The United States Institute of Peace Headquarters was built to house staff offices and other facilities for the United States Institute of Peace. The building is at a prominent location near the National Mall and Potomac River in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.

Foggy Bottom

Suburb

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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

West End

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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.

Peters Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 92 feet
Category: landform
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.8948° or 38° 53′ 41″ north

Longitude

-77.05121° or 77° 3′ 4″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

87C4VWVX+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358957287

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4140004

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