Westmoreland Substation

Westmoreland Substation is an electrical substation in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Westmoreland Circle. Westmoreland Substation is situated nearby to the park Westmoreland Circle, as well as near Dalecarlia Parkway.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spring Valley Shopping Center and Dalecarlia Reservoir.

Spring Valley Shopping Center

Retail building

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The Spring Valley Shopping Center is an historic shopping center, located at 4820, 4860, 4872, 4874 Massachusetts Avenue and 4301 49th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Spring Valley neighborhood. Spring Valley Shopping Center is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Westmoreland Substation.

Dalecarlia Reservoir

Reservoir

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Dalecarlia Reservoir is the primary storage basin for drinking water in Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia. The reservoir is fed by an underground aqueduct in turn fed by low dams which divert portions of the Potomac River near Great Falls and Little Falls.

Friendship "Turtle" Park

Park

Friendship "Turtle" Park is located at the junction of 45th and Van Ness Streets in the American University Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is part of District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation. Friendship "Turtle" Park is situated 1 mile southeast of Westmoreland Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include American University Park and Spring Valley.

American University Park

Neighborhood

American University Park is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., named for American University. AU Park, as it is often abbreviated, is situated against the Maryland border in the Northwest quadrant, bounded by Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Western Avenues. Tenleytown and Friendship Heights lie to the east, Embassy Row to the southeast, and Spring Valley to the southwest.

Spring Valley

Neighborhood

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Spring Valley is a largely residential neighborhood in Ward 3, Northwest Washington, D.C. As of July 2021, it was the most expensive neighborhood in the District, with homes selling at a median price of $1.465 million.