The Parks At Walter Reed

The Parks At Walter Reed is a locality in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic and has about 8,250 residents. The Parks At Walter Reed is situated nearby to the suburb Brightwood, as well as near the neighborhood Shepherd Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penguin Fountain and Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library.

Penguin Fountain

Fountain

Photo: Gnupratchett, CC0.

Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library

Library

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was opened to the public on July 29, 1990. The library was named in honor of Juanita E. Thornton, a teacher and community activist.

Battleground National Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: D Monack, Public domain.

Battleground National Cemetery is a military burial ground, located along Georgia Avenue near Fort Stevens, in Washington, D.C.'s Brightwood neighborhood. The cemetery is managed by the National Park Service, together with other components of Rock Creek Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brightwood and Shepherd Park.

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.

Shepherd Park

Neighborhood

Photo: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American.

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.

The Parks At Walter Reed

Type: Locality with 8,250 residents
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.97399° or 38° 58′ 26″ north

Longitude

-77.02956° or 77° 1′ 46″ west

Population

8,250

Elevation

266 feet (81 metres)

Open location code

87C4XXFC+H5

GeoNames ID

13526899

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In Other Languages

“The Parks At Walter Reed” goes by many names.

Russian: “Зе Паркс Ат Валтер Рид”

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