US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost
US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost is a building in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost is situated nearby to the museum National Gallery of Art, as well as near National Museum of Natural History.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 630 feet southeast of US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,200 feet west of US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Capitol Hill.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Capitol Hill
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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Bulfinch Gate House Number 2” and “Capitol Gatehouse”
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89206° or 38° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
-77.02192° or 77° 1′ 19″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87C4VXRH+R6GeoNames ID
4140819
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