Theodore Roosevelt Island
Theodore Roosevelt Island is an 88.5-acre island and national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. During the Civil War, it was used as a training camp for the United States Colored Troops.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island and a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Anacosta Island”, “Anacostan Island”, “Anacostian Island”, “Anacostien Ile”, “Anacostin Island”, “Anacostine Island”, “Anacostine Isle”, “Analostan Island”, “Analostian Island”, “Analostien Island”, “Annalostan Island”, “Antecostan Island”, “Barbadoes Island”, “Barbados Island”, “Colonel Masons Island”, “George Mason Island”, “Mason’s Island”, “Masons Island”, “My Lord’s Island”, “My Lords Barbados”, “My Lords Island”, “Roosevelt Island”, “Teddy Roosevelt Island”, “Theodore Roosevelt Insel”, “Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial”, “Theodore Roosevelt Island Park”, and “THIS”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and US Marine Corps War Memorial.
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.
US Marine Corps War Memorial
Photo: dbking, Public domain.
The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosslyn and Georgetown.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
- Categories: plantation, river island, National Memorial of the United States, tourism, locality, and landform
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89538° or 38° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.06301° or 77° 3′ 47″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87C4VWWP+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 137952753OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesGeoNames ID
4140710Wikidata ID
Q2002770
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Satellite Map
Discover Theodore Roosevelt Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Theodore Roosevelt Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Theodore Roosevelt Island”
- Chinese: “西奥多·罗斯福岛”
- Chinese: “西奧多·羅斯福島”
- Czech: “Theodore Roosevelt Island”
- Dutch: “Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial”
- Dutch: “Theodore Roosevelt Island”
- French: “Theodore Roosevelt Island”
- German: “Theodore Roosevelt Island”
- German: “Theodore-Roosevelt-Insel”
- Hebrew: “תאודור רוזוולט איילנד”
- Hebrew: “תאודור רוזוולט”
- Japanese: “セオドア・ルーズベルト島”
- Korean: “시어도어 루스벨트섬”
- Polish: “Theodore Roosevelt Island”
- Portuguese: “Theodore Roosevelt Island”
- Russian: “Остров Теодора Рузвельта”
- Spanish: “Isla Theodore Roosevelt”
- Urdu: “تھیوڈور روزویلٹ جزیرہ”
- Western Panjabi: “تھیوڈر روزویلٹ جزیرہ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The West End and West End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Theodore Roosevelt Island and Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge.
Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into West End, East End, Georgetown, and Shaw.
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