Union Switching Station

Union Switching Station is an electrical substation in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Union Switching Station is situated nearby to the church Restoration Temple, as well as near Swampoodle Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Capitol and Union Station.

United States Capitol

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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1 mile south of Union Switching Station.

Union Station

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Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station. Union Station is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Union Switching Station.

National Postal Museum

Museum

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The National Postal Museum, located in Washington, D.C., is the primary postal museum in the United States. It covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries. National Postal Museum is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Union Switching Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include NoMa and Eckington.

NoMa

Neighborhood

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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

Eckington

Neighborhood

Photo: David, CC BY 2.0.

Eckington is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., located south of the Prospect Hill and Glenwood Cemeteries. Eckington is less than one mile southeast of Howard University and exactly one mile north of the United States Capitol.

Capitol Hill

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

Union Switching Station

Type: Electrical substation
Categories: building and industry
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90199° or 38° 54′ 7″ north

Longitude

-77.00375° or 77° 0′ 14″ west

Operator

Amtrak

Open location code

87C4WX2W+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 67100329

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Restoration Temple and Swampoodle Park.

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