Peters Point
Peters Point is a cape in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Peters Point is situated nearby to the area Kidwell Meadows, as well as near the locality Northwest Rectangle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.
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.
Washington Monument
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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Rosslyn.
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 D.C.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
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.
Peters Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89178° or 38° 53′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.05553° or 77° 3′ 20″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C4VWRV+PQGeoNames ID
4140005
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kidwell Meadows and Northwest Rectangle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include W J Bryan Statue and Bryant Memorial.
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