Potomac Boat Club Building
The Potomac Boat Club is a rowing club on the Potomac River in Washington, DC. It was established in 1869, originally as the Potomac Barge Club. The club provides a rowing hub for around 300 senior members, ranging in ability from recreational rowers to professional athletes.- Type: Rowing
- Description: American rowing club
- Also known as: “Potomac Bardge Club” and “Potomac Boat Club”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgetown University and Key Bridge.
Georgetown University
University
Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., 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. Georgetown University is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Potomac Boat Club Building.
Key Bridge
Bridge
The Francis Scott Key Bridge, more commonly known as the Key Bridge, is a six-lane reinforced concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 29 across the Potomac River between the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia, and the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1923, it is Washington's oldest surviving road bridge across the Potomac River. Key Bridge is situated 630 feet south of Potomac Boat Club Building.
Aqueduct Bridge
Building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Rosslyn.
Georgetown
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.Rosslyn
Suburb
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood 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.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Potomac Boat Club Building
- Categories: rowing club, clubhouse, building, and sports location
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90418° or 38° 54′ 15″ north
Longitude
-77.07016° or 77° 4′ 13″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87C4WW3H+MW
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
sport=rowing
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