Maryland
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Prince George’s County

National Harbor

National Harbor is in , . Home to Marriott's Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor is a common destination for people traveling to the Washington DC area for conventions and business.
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  • Type: Village with 5,510 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “National Harbor, Maryland” and “National Harbor, MD”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Foote and Jones Point Light.

Fort
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was an American Civil War-era wood and earthwork fort that was part of the wartime defenses of Washington, D.C., which helped defend the approach to the city.

Lighthouse
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The is a small river lighthouse located on the in . It was built in 1855.

Casino
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is a casino hotel in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside of It opened on December 8, 2016, and cost $1.4 billion. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alexandria and Oxon Hill.

Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
is an independent city in , United States. It lies on the western bank of the approximately 7 miles south of The city's population of 159,467 at the 2020 census made it the sixth-most populous city in Virginia and 169th-most populous city in the U.S.

Town
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is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southern , , United States. is a close suburb of , located southeast of the downtown district and east of , .

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,430. is situated 2½ miles north of National Harbor.

National Harbor

Latitude
38.7843° or 38° 47′ 4″ north
Longitude
-77.0155° or 77° 0′ 56″ west
Population
5,510
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
87C4QXMM+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3438476063
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7276754
Wiki­data ID
Q3887684
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“National Harbor” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “National Harbor”
  • Cebuano: “National Harbor”
  • Chinese: “国家港”
  • Chinese: “國家港口”
  • Chinese: “納雄耐爾港”
  • Chinese: “马里兰州国家港口”
  • Dutch: “National Harbor”
  • French: “National Harbor”
  • German: “National Harbor”
  • Gilaki: “نشنال هاربر (مريلند)”
  • Gilaki: “نشنال هاربر”
  • Irish: “National Harbor”
  • Italian: “National Harbor”
  • Ladin: “National Harbor”
  • Persian: “نشنال هاربر، مریلند”
  • Persian: “نشنال هاربر”
  • Polish: “National Harbor”
  • Serbian: “Нашонал Харбор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “National Harbor, Maryland”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “National Harbor”
  • Slovenian: “National Harbor”
  • Spanish: “National Harbor”
  • Tatar: “Нейшенал-Гарбор (Мэриленд)”
  • Tatar: “Нейшенал-Гарбор”
  • Ukrainian: “Нейшенал-Гарбор”

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