Riggs Road Playground

Riggs Road Playground is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Riggs Road Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Queens Chapel, as well as near Hampshire Knolls.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Totten station and Lamond Recreation Center.

Fort Totten station

Metro station

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Fort Totten station is a Washington Metro station in northeastern Washington, D.C. It is one of the four major transfer points on the Metrorail system.

Lamond Recreation Center

Community center

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Lamond Recreation Center is a community center.

Fort Slocum was one of seven temporary earthwork forts, part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War, built in the Northeast quadrant of the city after the beginning of the war by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Queens Chapel and Chillum.

Queens Chapel

Neighborhood

Queens Chapel is a mostly residential neighborhood with commercial elements located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Its namesake is the Queens Family Chapel, the first Catholic parish in DC.

Chillum

Town

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Chillum is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, bordering Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County.

Fort Totten

Suburb

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Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.

Riggs Road Playground

Type: Park
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.95928° or 38° 57′ 33″ north

Longitude

-76.99914° or 76° 59′ 57″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

87C5X252+P8

GeoNames ID

4140178

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hampshire Knolls and Chillum Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Riggs-LaSalle Playground and Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center.

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