Three Sisters Islands

Three Sisters Islands is an island in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Three Sisters Islands is situated nearby to the locality Little Indian Rock Terrace, as well as near Highlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Georgetown University and US Marine Corps War Memorial.

Georgetown University

University

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Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university.

US Marine Corps War Memorial

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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.

Dumbarton Oaks Estate

Museum

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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosslyn and Burleith.

Rosslyn

Suburb

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Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood 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.

Burleith

Neighborhood

Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.

Georgetown

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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.

Three Sisters Islands

Type: Island
Also known as: “Sister Island”, “The Three Sisters”, and “The Three Sisters Islands”
Category: landform
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.904° or 38° 54′ 14″ north

Longitude

-77.07998° or 77° 4′ 48″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87C4WW3C+H2

GeoNames ID

4140731

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Little Indian Rock Terrace and Highlands.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foundry Branch and McDonough Gymnasium.

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