Southwest Waterfront

Southwest Waterfront is a quarter in , and has about 15,100 residents. Southwest Waterfront is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and Mead Center for American Theater.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterfront and Southwest.

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The is just south of the . 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.

Quarter
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is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the and west of South Capitol Street.

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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.

Southwest Waterfront

Latitude
38.87768° or 38° 52′ 40″ north
Longitude
-77.02078° or 77° 1′ 15″ west
Population
15,100
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXHH+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157624066
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
13526900
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Satellite Map

Discover Southwest Waterfront from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Portuguese to Russian—“Southwest Waterfront” goes by many names.
  • Portuguese: “Orla Sudoeste”
  • Russian: “Саусвест Ватерфронт”

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