Westchester

Westchester is a locality in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Westchester is situated nearby to the suburb Glover Park, as well as near the neighborhood Cathedral Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Georgetown University and Number One Observatory Circle.

Georgetown University

University

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Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university.

Number One Observatory Circle

Government office

Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory".

Kreeger Museum

Museum

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The Kreeger Museum is a modern and contemporary non-profit art museum located in Washington, D.C., United States. It is located on Foxhall Road, one of the residential neighborhoods of the city, in the former home of Carmen and David Lloyd Kreeger, pillars…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glover Park and Cathedral Heights.

Glover Park

Suburb

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Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle.

Cathedral Heights

Neighborhood

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Cathedral Heights is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, the neighborhood has a commercial corridor of shops and restaurants along Wisconsin Avenue.

Massachusetts Avenue Heights

Neighborhood

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Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., dominated by the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by Woodley Road, to the southwest by Massachusetts Avenue, to the east by 34th Street NW, and to the west by Wisconsin Avenue.

Westchester

Type: Locality
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.92594° or 38° 55′ 33″ north

Longitude

-77.0797° or 77° 4′ 47″ west

Elevation

256 feet (78 metres)

Open location code

87C4WWGC+94

GeoNames ID

4141063

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glover Parkway and Children’s Playground and Stoddert Recreation Center.

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