The Palisades

The Palisades, or simply Palisades, is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River, running roughly from the edge of the Georgetown University campus to the D.C.-Maryland boundary.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C.
Also known as: “Palisades”, “Palisades, DC”, “Potomac Palisades”, “The Palisades (Washington, D.C.)”, and “The Palisades, Washington, D.C.”
Historically known as: “Palisades of the Potomac”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kreeger Museum and Conduit Road Schoolhouse.

Kreeger Museum

Museum

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The Kreeger Museum is a modern and contemporary non-profit art museum located in Washington, D.C., United States. It is located on Foxhall Road, one of the residential neighborhoods of the city, in the former home of Carmen and David Lloyd Kreeger, pillars…

Conduit Road Schoolhouse

House

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The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is a historic school, located at 4954 MacArthur Boulevard, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Palisades neighborhood.

Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House

House

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The Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C., is a two-story, brick Colonial Revival-style house built in 1955, with a screened porch and a one-car garage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wesley Heights and Spring Valley.

Wesley Heights

Neighborhood

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Wesley Heights is a small affluent neighborhood of Washington, D.C. situated south of Spring Valley. Wesley Heights was founded in 1890 by a land speculation group led by John Waggaman and funded primarily by Charles C.

Spring Valley

Neighborhood

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Spring Valley is a largely residential neighborhood in Ward 3, Northwest Washington, D.C. As of July 2021, it was the most expensive neighborhood in the District, with homes selling at a median price of $1.465 million.

Glover Park

Suburb

Photo: Nathanael Greene, Public domain.

Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle.

The Palisades

Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.92511° or 38° 55′ 30″ north

Longitude

-77.10137° or 77° 6′ 5″ west

Elevation

154 feet (47 metres)

Open location code

87C4WVGX+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158316896

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4140694

Wikidata ID

Q16896359

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Satellite Map

Discover The Palisades from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“The Palisades” goes by many names.

French: “Palisades”
French: “The Palisades”
Japanese: “ザ・パリセーズ”
Japanese: “ザ・パリセイズ”
Japanese: “パリセーズ”
Japanese: “パリセイズ”
Urdu: “دی پالیسڈس، واشنگٹن ڈی سی”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brazilian Naval Commission and United States Post Office.

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