McPherson Square station

McPherson Square station is a Washington Metro station in Downtown, Washington, D.C., United States. The side-platformed station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

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Type: Metro station
Description: Washington Metro station on the Blue, Orange and Silver line
Also known as: “McPherson Square” and “McPherson Square Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Women in the Arts.

National Mall

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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.

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Museum

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The National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. National Museum of Women in the Arts is situated 920 feet southeast of McPherson Square station.

The Oval Office

Government office

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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 2,100 feet southwest of McPherson Square station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

East End

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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.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

McPherson Square station

Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90136° or 38° 54′ 5″ north

Longitude

-77.03201° or 77° 1′ 55″ west

Operator

WMATA

Network

Washington Metro

Open location code

87C4WX29+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 738189342

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

Wikidata ID

Q278435

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Urdu—“McPherson Square station” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Макферсън Скуеър (метростанция)”
Bulgarian: “Макферсън Скуеър”
Chinese: “麥佛森廣場站”
Dutch: “McPherson Square Station”
French: “McPherson Square”
Italian: “McPherson Square”
Korean: “맥퍼슨 스퀘어”
Russian: “Мак-Фёрсон-сквер (станция метро)”
Russian: “Мак-Фёрсон-сквер”
Spanish: “McPherson Square”
Ukrainian: “МакФерсон-Сквер”
Urdu: “میکفرسن اسکوائر اسٹیشن”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Central Post Office and University of the Potomac.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as McPherson Square and 14th St NW at I St NW.

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