Rock Creek
Rock Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River, in the United States, that empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The 32.6-mile creek drains about 76.5 square miles. Its final quarter-mile is affected by tides.Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: River
- Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland and Washington, D.C., in the United States
- Also known as: “Gold Creek”, “Pine Creek”, “Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary)”, and “Rock Creek (Potomac River)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meadowbrook Local Park and Ohev Sholom Congregation.
Ohev Sholom Congregation
Synagogue
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ohev Sholom Congregation is the oldest Orthodox synagogue in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The synagogue was formed from the merger of two synagogues, Ohev Sholom and Talmud Torah.
Lowell School
School
Photo: Kesasummers, Public domain.
Lowell School is an independent, diverse, co-educational preschool through 8th grade school located in the Colonial Village neighborhood near Shepherd Park Washington, D.C. The school was founded by Judith Grant and Susan Semple in 1965 during the Civil Rights Movement on the educational philosophies of Haim Ginott, Jean Piaget, Maria Montessori, John Dewey, and Friedrich Fröbel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rock Creek Gardens and Hawthorne.
Rock Creek Gardens
Neighborhood
Rock Creek Gardens is an affluent residential condominium neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C.. It is bounded by West Beach Drive to the east and northeast, Parkside Drive to the south and southwest, and Rock Creek Park to the northeast.
Hawthorne
Neighborhood
Hawthorne is a neighborhood of 308 single family homes in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. According to neighborhood lore, the subdivision was named for the hawthorn trees once abundant in the area.
Colonial Village
Neighborhood
Colonial Village is an area in northwest Washington, D.C., built in 1931 with 80 residences. The homes are reproductions of colonial buildings, such as the Moore House, where General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
Rock Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.98699° or 38° 59′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.05235° or 77° 3′ 8″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C4XWPX+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 967723898OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
4140203Wikidata ID
Q2352739
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Rock Creek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Rock Creek”
- Catalan: “Rock Creek”
- Cebuano: “Rock Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, District of Columbia)”
- Cebuano: “Rock Creek”
- Chinese: “岩溪”
- Chinese: “罗克河”
- Chinese: “罗克溪”
- Dutch: “Rock Creek”
- French: “Rock Creek”
- German: “Rock Creek, Potomac River”
- German: “Rock Creek”
- Italian: “Rock Creek”
- Korean: “록 크릭”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rock Creek”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Rock Creek”
- Polish: “Rock Creek”
- Slovenian: “Rock Creek”
- Urdu: “راک کریک (دریائے پوٹومیک معاون دریا)”
- Urdu: “راک کریک”
- Venetian: “Rock”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rock Creek Forest and Rock Creek Gardens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rock Creek Sports Club and Saint Paul United Methodist Church.
Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations
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