The Wharf

The Wharf is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic and has about 11,300 residents. The Wharf is situated nearby to the quarter Southwest Waterfront, as well as near the neighborhood Buzzard Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and Washington Monument.

National Mall

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

Washington Monument

Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterfront and Southwest.

Waterfront

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Southwest

Quarter

Photo: Egunt07, CC BY 3.0.

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

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.

The Wharf

Type: Neighborhood with 11,300 residents
Category: locality
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.87869° or 38° 52′ 43″ north

Longitude

-77.02376° or 77° 1′ 26″ west

Population

11,300

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXHG+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11657485030

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

13526903

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In Other Languages

“The Wharf” goes by many names.

Russian: “Зе Уорф”

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