Rock Creek Park

Rock Creek Park is a large that bisects the Northwest quadrant of Created by Act of Congress in 1890, the park comprises 1,754 acres, generally along , a tributary of the .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Park
  • Description: urban park in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “Reservation 339”, “Rock Creek National Park”, “ROCR”, “U.S. Reservation 339”, and “United States Reservation 339”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens and Carter Barron Amphitheatre.

Museum
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts and historic house museum in Washington, D.C. The former residence of businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.

Theater building
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The is a 4,200-seat outdoor performance venue in , United States. Located in Rock Creek Park, the amphitheatre opened in 1950, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C. as the United States' capital.

University
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is the law school of , a private, federally chartered historically black research university in It is one of the oldest law schools in the country and the oldest historically black law school in the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest Hills and Crestwood.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Van Ness, is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of , United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south.

Neighborhood
is an entirely residential neighborhood located in , and bordered on three sides by Rock Creek Park. Heading north from the White House on 16th Street, is among the first neighborhoods that features single-family homes with larger lawns.

Suburb
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is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of It is located at and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.

Rock Creek Park

Latitude
38.95137° or 38° 57′ 5″ north
Longitude
-77.04989° or 77° 2′ 60″ west
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Open location code
87C4XX22+G2
Geo­Names ID
4140208
Wiki­data ID
Q2172035
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Rock Creek Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rock Creek Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, District of Columbia)”
  • Cebuano: “Rock Creek Park”
  • Chinese: “岩溪公園”
  • Chinese: “罗克克里克公园”
  • Dutch: “Rock Creek Park”
  • French: “parc Rock Creek”
  • French: “Rock Creek Park”
  • German: “Rock Creek Park”
  • Hebrew: “פארק רוק קריק”
  • Japanese: “ロッククリーク公園”
  • Korean: “록 크릭 공원”
  • Spanish: “Parque de Rock Creek”
  • Spanish: “Parque del arroyo de Rock”
  • Swedish: “Rock Creek Park”
  • Urdu: “راک کریک پارک”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rock Creek Park Equitation Field and Van Ness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rock Creek Park Headquarters and Boulder Bridge and Ross Drive Bridge.

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