Thompson Boat House

Thompson Boat House is a building in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, which is located on Virginia Avenue Northwest. Thompson Boat House is situated near the park Thompson’s Boat Center, as well as near the river Tidewater Lock.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Tidewater Lock

River

Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 south of Thompson Boat House.

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 Boat House.

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 Boat House

Type: Building
Address: 2900 Virginia Avenue Northwest, Washington Harbour, DC 20037
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90041° or 38° 54′ 2″ north

Longitude

-77.0581° or 77° 3′ 29″ west

Levels

Open location code

87C4WW2R+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 66692819

OpenStreetMap feature

building=boathouse

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Thompson’s Boat Center and Embassy of Iceland.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Chesapeake Bay and Its Rivers... Yours to Protect and Tide Lock and Rock Creek Basin.

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