Rock Creek Park Maintenance Yard

Rock Creek Park Maintenance Yard is in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Rock Creek Park Maintenance Yard is situated nearby to the museum Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium, as well as near the archaeological site Fort DeRussy.

Type: Industry
Also known as: “Rock Creek Park Maintenance Headquarters”
Address: DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium and Fort DeRussy.

Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium

Museum

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Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is a museum, which is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Rock Creek Park Maintenance Yard.

Fort DeRussy

Archaeological site

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Fort DeRussy was an American Civil War-era fortification constructed in 1861 on a hilltop along the west bank of Rock Creek within Washington, D.C., as part of the Defenses of Washington. Fort DeRussy is situated 2,600 feet north of Rock Creek Park Maintenance Yard.

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

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. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is situated 1 mile south of Rock Creek Park Maintenance Yard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest Hills and Chevy Chase.

Forest Hills

Neighborhood

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

Chevy Chase

Suburb

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Chevy Chase is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It borders Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Crestwood

Neighborhood

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

Rock Creek Park Maintenance Yard

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

38.95619° or 38° 57′ 22″ north

Longitude

-77.04943° or 77° 2′ 58″ west

Elevation

299 feet (91 metres)

Open location code

87C4XX42+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1356518744

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

GeoNames ID

4140216

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