Union Square
Union Square is an 11-acre public plaza at the foot of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States. It encompasses the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial and the 6-acre Capitol Reflecting Pool and is just west of the United States Capitol building.
Photo: USCapitol, Public domain.- Type: Park
- Description: park at the western front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “The Mall, Union Square”
Places of Interest
Highlights: National Mall and United States Capitol.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Chinatown.
Union Square
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88978° or 38° 53′ 23″ north
Longitude
-77.01381° or 77° 0′ 50″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXQP+WF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Union Square” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Union Square (parke sa Estados Unidos, District of Columbia)”
- Cebuano: “Union Square”
- Chinese: “联合广场”
- French: “Union Square”
- Hebrew: “כיכר יוניון”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Capitol Hill and Penn Quarter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Capitol Reflecting Pool and Ulysses S Grant Memorial.
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Worth a closer look: West End and East End.
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