Overlook
Overlook is a scenic viewpoint in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Overlook is situated nearby to Yard Park Bridge, as well as near the grassland Terrace Lawn Steps.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nationals Park and United States Capitol.
Nationals Park
Stadium
Photo: Something Original, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nationals Park is a baseball stadium along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. Nationals Park is situated 1,700 feet west of Overlook.
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. United States Capitol is situated 1¼ miles north of Overlook.
National Museum of the United States Navy
Museum
Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain.
The National Museum of the United States Navy, or U.S. Navy Museum for short, is the flagship museum of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of the United States Navy is situated 1,800 feet east of Overlook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront and Anacostia.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
Anacostia
Photo: Ron Coggswell, CC BY 2.0.
Anacostia is the popular name for the huge swathe of the capital consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Its heart, in the small, historic neighborhood of Anacostia, is immediately across the Frederick Douglass Bridge from the Nationals Ballpark.
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.
Overlook
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.87297° or 38° 52′ 23″ northLongitude
-77.00165° or 77° 0′ 6″ westOpen location code
87C4VXFX+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 8459178600OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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