The Great Lawn
The Great Lawn is a grassland in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. The Great Lawn is situated nearby to Penguin Fountain, as well as near Playground at the Parks DC.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penguin Fountain and Battleground National Cemetery.
Battleground National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
Battleground National Cemetery is a military burial ground, located along Georgia Avenue near Fort Stevens, in Washington, D.C.'s Brightwood neighborhood. The cemetery is managed by the National Park Service, together with other components of Rock Creek Park. Battleground National Cemetery is situated 1,400 feet southeast of The Great Lawn.
District of Columbia International School
School
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
District of Columbia International School is a public charter school in Washington, DC. It offers an International Baccalaureate education to students in grades 6 to 12. District of Columbia International School is situated 1,400 feet west of The Great Lawn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brightwood and Shepherd Park.
Brightwood
Suburb
Photo: thebrightwoodian, CC BY 2.0.
Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4.
Shepherd Park
Neighborhood
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Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American.
Takoma
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Takoma is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the district's Fourth Ward. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland.
The Great Lawn
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.97396° or 38° 58′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.02932° or 77° 1′ 46″ westOpen location code
87C4XXFC+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1433741265OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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