Truxton Circle
Truxton Circle, sometimes known as East Shaw, is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capital One Arena and Dunbar High School.
Capital One Arena
Stadium
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro.
Dunbar High School
School
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a historically Black public secondary school located in Washington, D.C. The school was America's first public high school for Black students.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Museum
Photo: Polynova, Public domain.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw and Bloomingdale.
Shaw
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.
Bloomingdale
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.
Eckington
Neighborhood
Eckington is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., located south of the Prospect Hill and Glenwood Cemeteries. Eckington is less than one mile southeast of Howard University and exactly one mile north of the United States Capitol.
Truxton Circle
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90983° or 38° 54′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.01498° or 77° 0′ 54″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
87C4WX5P+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 158397322OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Truxton Circle” goes by many names.
- French: “Truxton Circle”
- German: “Truxton Circle”
- South Azerbaijani: “تروکستون سیرکل”
- Spanish: “Truxton Circle”
- Urdu: “ٹرکسٹن سرکل، واشنگٹن ڈی سی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as LeDroit Park and Anna J. Cooper Circle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Muhammad and Triangle.
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