Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill is a locality in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Capitol Hill is situated nearby to the suburb Penn Quarter, as well as near the neighborhood NoMa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
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.
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.
Statue of Freedom
Work of art
The Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford that, since 1863, has crowned the United States Capitol dome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and East End.
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.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
NoMa
Neighborhood
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Capitol Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.8898° or 38° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
-77.00942° or 77° 0′ 34″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
87C4VXQR+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 358959414OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Capitol Hill” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كبيتول هل”
- German: “Kapitolshügel”
- Portuguese: “Colina do Capitólio”
- Russian: “Капитолийский холм”
- Spanish: “Colina del Capitolio”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Penn Quarter and NoMa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
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