Lion
Lion is in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Lion is situated nearby to Great Cats, as well as near Cat Scan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Number One Observatory Circle and Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory". Number One Observatory Circle is situated 1 mile west of Lion.
Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The Duke Ellington Bridge, named after American jazz pianist Duke Ellington, carries Calvert Street NW over Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., United States. Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge is situated 2,000 feet south of Lion.
Phillips Collection
Museum
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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery. Phillips Collection is situated 1¼ miles south of Lion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanier Heights and Woodley Park.
Lanier Heights
Neighborhood
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Lanier Heights is a small urban neighborhood in the northwest section of Washington, D.C. It was one of the District of Columbia’s early planned subdivisions outside the original City of Washington.
Woodley Park
Suburb
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Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue.
Mount Pleasant
Neighborhood
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Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The neighborhood is primarily residential, with restaurants and stores centered along a commercial corridor on Mt.
Lion
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.92854° or 38° 55′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.04617° or 77° 2′ 46″ westOpen location code
87C4WXH3+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 41937821OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animalOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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