Swampoodle Park

Swampoodle was a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. on the border of Northwest and Northeast in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This neighborhood is no longer known as Swampoodle and has been replaced in large part by NoMa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swampoodle Terrace Park and United States Capitol.

Swampoodle Terrace Park

Park

Photo: Gnupratchett, CC0.

United States Capitol

Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.

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 Swampoodle Park.

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 2,400 feet southwest of Swampoodle Park.

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.

Swampoodle Park

Type: Park
Description: Urban Park in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, DC
Category: recreation area
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90356° or 38° 54′ 13″ north

Longitude

-77.00233° or 77° 0′ 8″ west

Operator

Government of the District of Columbia

Open location code

87C4WX3X+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 733336488

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q115090836

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