Washington Channel
The Washington Channel is a channel parallel to the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is located between the Southwest Waterfront on the east side and East Potomac Park on the west side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Audi Field and National Defense University.
Audi Field
Stadium
Photo: Rainclaw7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of D.C. United, DC Power FC, and Washington Spirit soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football team.
National Defense University
University
Photo: Tim1965, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Defense University is an institution of higher education in Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C., United States. It is funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront and Southwest.
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.
Southwest
Quarter
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Washington Channel
- Type: Channel
- Description: channel in Washington, D.C., United States
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Washington Channel” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Washington Channel”
- Cebuano: “Washington Channel”
- Chinese: “华盛顿水道”
- Chinese: “华盛顿海峡”
- Chinese: “華盛頓水道”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة واشنطن”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة واشينطون”
- French: “Washington Channel”
- Hebrew: “תעלת וושינגטון”
- Japanese: “ワシントン運河”
- Persian: “واشینگتن چنل”
- Slovenian: “Washington Channel”
- Spanish: “Canal de Washington”
- Spanish: “Canal Washington”
- Spanish: “Washington Channel”
- Tajik: “Вашингтон Чанел”
- Tajik: “Вошенгтун чнл”
- Venetian: “Washington Channel”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Southwest Waterfront and The Wharf.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Southwest Waterfront Park -Titanic Memorial and Spirit of Washington Heliport.
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