NoMa
NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “NoMa/Sursum Corda” and “North of Massachusetts Avenue”
Places of Interest
Highlights include United States Capitol and National Postal Museum.
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.
National Postal Museum
Museum
The National Postal Museum, located in Washington, D.C., is the primary postal museum in the United States. It covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries.
Union Station
Photo: VeggieGarden, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eckington and Bloomingdale.
Eckington
Neighborhood
Eckington is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., located south of the Prospect Hill and Glenwood Cemeteries. Eckington is less than one mile southeast of Howard University and exactly one mile north of the United States Capitol.
Bloomingdale
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.
Shaw
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.
NoMa
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.9056° or 38° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
-77.00592° or 77° 0′ 21″ westOpen location code
87C4WX4V+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 12179482648OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7043923
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