Thompson’s Boat Center

Thompson’s Boat Center is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Virginia Avenue Northwest. Thompson’s Boat Center is situated nearby to the river Tidewater Lock, as well as near the government office Embassy of Iceland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tidewater Lock and John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Tidewater Lock

River

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The Tidewater Lock is a dam in Washington, D.C., west of the mouth of Rock Creek at the Potomac River, on the east side of Georgetown. Built to connect the Potomac and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, opened in 1831, it was a busy maritime intersection during several decades of the canal's heyday.

John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Theater building

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is a cultural center located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is considered the national cultural center of the United States, serving as a "living memorial" to John F. John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Thompson’s Boat Center.

Lincoln Memorial

Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.

The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 1 mile southeast of Thompson’s Boat Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georgetown and Foggy Bottom.

Georgetown

Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.

Foggy Bottom

Suburb

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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown.

West End

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.

Thompson’s Boat Center

Type: Park
Address: 2900 Virginia Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20037
Category: recreation area
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90053° or 38° 54′ 2″ north

Longitude

-77.05826° or 77° 3′ 30″ west

Open location code

87C4WW2R+6M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 41964867

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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