Zero Milestone
The Zero Milestone is a zero mile marker monument in Washington, D.C., erected in 1923 as the initial milestone from which all road distances in the United States would be measured.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Monument
- …lies at an elevation of 23 feet (7 metres)
- Description: artwork by Horace W. Peaslee
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
The Oval Office
Government office
Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Oval Office is the formal working space of the… The Oval Office is situated 880 feet north of Zero Milestone.
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk… Washington Monument is situated 2,100 feet south of Zero Milestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and Golden Triangle.
Zero Milestone
- Category: kilometre zero
- Location
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Latitude
38.89511° or 38° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
-77.03637° or 77° 2′ 11″ west
Open location code
87C4VXW7+2F
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Zero Milestone” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Zero Milia”
- Chinese: “零里程碑”
- Dutch: “Zero Milestone”
- French: “Zero Milestone”
- German: “Zero Milestone”
- Japanese: “ゼロマイルストーン”
- Spanish: “Kilómetro cero”
- Spanish: “Milla cero”
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