Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Rock Creek Park is situated nearby to St. John’s College High School, as well as near the archaeological site Fort DeRussy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium and Fort DeRussy.
Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium
Museum
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Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium is a museum, which is situated 610 feet southeast of Rock Creek Park.
Fort DeRussy
Archaeological site
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Fort DeRussy was an American Civil War-era fortification constructed in 1861 on a hilltop along the west bank of Rock Creek within Washington, D.C., as part of the Defenses of Washington. Fort DeRussy is situated 880 feet northeast of Rock Creek Park.
St. John’s College High School
School
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St. John's College High School is a Catholic high school in Washington, D.C. Established in 1851, it is the third oldest Christian Brothers school in the United States, and was one of the oldest Army JROTC schools until the program was abolished in 2019 in pursuit of a private "leadership academy" program with no relationship to the United States Armed Forces. St. John’s College High School is situated 790 feet northwest of Rock Creek Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chevy Chase and Forest Hills.
Chevy Chase
Suburb
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Chevy Chase is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It borders Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
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Forest Hills, also known as Van Ness, is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, Chevy Chase to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south.
Barnaby Woods
Neighborhood
Barnaby Woods is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is bounded on the north by Aberfoyle Place, on the west by Western Avenue, on the south by Tennyson Street, and on the east by Oregon Avenue.
Rock Creek Park
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.96138° or 38° 57′ 41″ northLongitude
-77.05283° or 77° 3′ 10″ westOperator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4XW6W+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 12297704281OpenStreetMap feature
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