U.S. Capitol

U.S. Capitol is a railway station in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Access is restricted and requires permission. U.S. Capitol is situated nearby to the government office United States Senate, as well as near Emancipation Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. United States Capitol is situated 370 feet southwest of U.S. Capitol.

U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

Tourism office

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The United States Capitol Visitor Center is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the U.S. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is situated 400 feet southeast of U.S. Capitol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Chinatown.

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.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

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.

U.S. Capitol

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Railway station
Categories: station and transportation
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89068° or 38° 53′ 26″ north

Longitude

-77.0083° or 77° 0′ 30″ west

Operator

Architect of the Capitol

Network

United States Capitol subway system

Open location code

87C4VXRR+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9102472707

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“U.S. Capitol” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Capitolio de los Estados Unidos”

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Highlights include United States Senate and Emancipation Hall.

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