Hughes Memorial Tower
The Hughes Memorial Tower is a radio tower in Washington, D.C., at 6001 Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of 9th Street NW and Peabody Street NW. At 761 ft, it is the tallest structure of any kind in the district, surpassing the Washington Monument by more than 200 ft and the WTTG Television Tower by 55 ft.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Fort Stevens and Paul Public Charter School.
Fort Stevens
Park
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.Paul Public Charter School
School
Paul Public Charter School is a charter school… Paul Public Charter School is situated 740 feet southeast of Hughes Memorial Tower.
Battleground National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brightwood and Brightwood Park.
Brightwood Park
Neighborhood
Brookland-Petworth-Takoma
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park.Hughes Memorial Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: radio tower in Washington, DC
- Category: Landmark tower
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.96304° or 38° 57′ 47″ north
Longitude
-77.02667° or 77° 1′ 36″ west
Height
761 feet (232 metres)
Open location code
87C4XX7F+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Hughes Memorial Tower” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “ہیوز میموریل ٹاور”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Washington DC Police Department District 4 and Fitness Factory.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: WDCU-FM (Washington) and Oohh’s & Aahh’s.
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