University Heights

University Heights is a neighborhood adjacent to The Catholic University of America in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. in the Upper Northeast area element.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Also known as: “University Heights, Washington, D.C.”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Providence Hospital.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Church

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C.

Providence Hospital

Hospital

Providence Hospital was a 408-bed hospital located in the District of Columbia, United States. Founded in 1861 on Capitol Hill by the Roman Catholic Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, it was the longest continuously operating hospital and the last public hospital in the District.

Saint John Paul II National Shrine

Museum

Photo: Waszyngton, Public domain.

The Saint John Paul II National Shrine is a national shrine in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. It is a place of prayer for Catholics and welcomes people of all faiths.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Michigan Park and Brookland.

Michigan Park

Neighborhood

Michigan Park is a neighborhood in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. in the Upper Northeast area element. The boundaries of Michigan Park and North Michigan Park neighborhoods are contested due to the history of racial disparity between the two, but…

Brookland

Suburb

Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.

Fort Totten

Suburb

Photo: Egunt07, CC BY 3.0.

Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.

University Heights

Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.93983° or 38° 56′ 23″ north

Longitude

-76.99359° or 76° 59′ 37″ west

Elevation

131 feet (40 metres)

Open location code

87C5W2Q4+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158383652

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4140858

Wikidata ID

Q7894723

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