Riding High

Riding High is a work of art in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Riding High is situated nearby to the pitch Hoy Field, as well as near the police station Department of Public Safety.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Union Station and National Postal Museum.

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. Union Station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Riding High.

National Postal Museum

Museum

Photo: Kmf164, CC BY 2.5.

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. National Postal Museum is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Riding High.

Union Market

Marketplace

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Union Market is a food hall located in Washington, D.C. It anchors the Union Market District, a neighborhood encompassing high-rise apartments, office buildings, retail, and entertainment options. Union Market is situated 2,200 feet west of Riding High.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Near Northeast and Ivy City.

Near Northeast

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Near Northeast refers to the area just north of Capitol Hill and Union Station, but south of Brookland.

Ivy City

Neighborhood

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Ivy City is a small neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. About half the neighborhood is industrial or formerly industrial, dominated by warehouses.

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.

Riding High

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90853° or 38° 54′ 31″ north

Longitude

-76.98969° or 76° 59′ 23″ west

Open location code

87C5W256+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5292512586

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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