WFTY-TV (Washington)
WFTY-TV (Washington) is a tower in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. WFTY-TV (Washington) is situated nearby to Hughes Memorial Tower, as well as near the park Fort Stevens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Stevens and Hughes Memorial Tower.
Fort Stevens
Park
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War.
Hughes Memorial Tower
Tower
Photo: Everything counts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hughes Memorial Tower is a radio tower in Washington, D.C., at 6001 Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of 9th Street NW and Peabody Street NW. At 761 ft, it is the tallest structure of any kind in the district, surpassing the Washington Monument by more than 200 ft and the WTTG Television Tower by 55 ft.
Fort Slocum
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Slocum was one of seven temporary earthwork forts, part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War, built in the Northeast quadrant of the city after the beginning of the war by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brightwood and Brookland-Petworth-Takoma.
Brightwood
Suburb
Photo: thebrightwoodian, CC BY 2.0.
Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4.
Brookland-Petworth-Takoma
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.Takoma
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Takoma is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the district's Fourth Ward. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland.
WFTY-TV (Washington)
- Type: Tower
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.96233° or 38° 57′ 44″ northLongitude
-77.02637° or 77° 1′ 35″ westElevation
285 feet (87 metres)Open location code
87C4XX6F+WFGeoNames ID
4140908
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