Marine Barracks
Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. is located at the corner of 8th and I streets, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Established in 1801, it is a National Historic Landmark, the oldest post in the United States Marine Corps, the official residence of the Commandant of the Marine Corps since 1806, and the main ceremonial grounds of the Corps.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Military installation
- Description: US Marine Corps base in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “Marine Barracks Annex” and “Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Capitol and National Museum of the United States Navy.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1 mile northwest of Marine Barracks.
National Museum of the United States Navy
Museum
Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain.
The National Museum of the United States Navy, or U.S. Navy Museum for short, is the flagship museum of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of the United States Navy is situated 1,800 feet south of Marine Barracks.
Nationals Park
Stadium
Photo: Something Original, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nationals Park is a baseball stadium along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. Nationals Park is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Marine Barracks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.
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.
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.
Anacostia
Photo: Ron Coggswell, CC BY 2.0.
Anacostia is the popular name for the huge swathe of the capital consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Its heart, in the small, historic neighborhood of Anacostia, is immediately across the Frederick Douglass Bridge from the Nationals Ballpark.
Marine Barracks
- Category: barracks
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.87832° or 38° 52′ 42″ northLongitude
-76.99764° or 76° 59′ 52″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87C5V2H2+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1138040768OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Marine Barracks” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “华盛顿海军陆战队军营”
- Chinese: “华盛顿特区海军陆战队兵营”
- Chinese: “海军陆战队华盛顿特区军营”
- Chinese: “海軍陸戰隊華盛頓特區軍營”
- Chinese: “華盛頓海軍陸戰隊軍營”
- Chinese: “華盛頓特區海軍陸戰隊兵營”
- Chinese: “華盛頓特區海軍陸戰隊軍營”
- French: “Marine Barracks”
- German: “8th and I”
- German: “Marine Barracks Washington D.C.”
- German: “Marine Barracks Washington”
- German: “Marine Barracks, 8th and I”
- Japanese: “ワシントンD.C.海兵隊兵舎”
- Persian: “پادگان تفنگداران دریایی واشینگتن، دی. سی”
- Russian: “Казармы морской пехоты (Вашингтон)”
- Russian: “Казармы морской пехоты”
- Slovenian: “Marine Barracks Washington”
- Swedish: “Marine Barracks Washington”
- Urdu: “میرین بیرکس، واشنگٹن، ڈی سی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barracks Row and Navy Yard.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bixby Apartments and 7th & L Street Market.
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