Banneker Pool

Banneker Pool is a swimming pool in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Banneker Pool is situated nearby to the sports venue Banneker Recreation Center, as well as near Howard University School of Business Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Banneker Recreation Center and Moorland–Spingarn Research Center.

Banneker Recreation Center

Sports venue

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

Banneker Recreation Center is a historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was built in 1934 and was named for Benjamin Banneker, a free African American who assisted in the survey of boundaries of the original District of Columba in 1791.

Moorland–Spingarn Research Center

Library

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The Moorland–Spingarn Research Center in Washington, D.C, is located on the campus of Howard University on the first and ground floors of Founders Library. Moorland–Spingarn Research Center is situated 970 feet east of Banneker Pool.

Founders Library

Library

Photo: D Monack, Public domain.

The Founders Library is an academic library at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The building, named The Founders Library in honor of the 17 men who founded Howard University, serves as a symbol of the university. Founders Library is situated 1,000 feet east of Banneker Pool.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Columbia Heights and Shaw.

Columbia Heights

Suburb

Photo: D Monack, Public domain.

Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

Shaw

Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.

Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.

Bloomingdale

Neighborhood

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.

Banneker Pool

Type: Swimming pool
Categories: recreation area and sports location
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.92267° or 38° 55′ 22″ north

Longitude

-77.02289° or 77° 1′ 22″ west

Open location code

87C4WXFG+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 87483668

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=swimming_pool

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Banneker Recreation Center and Howard University School of Business Library.

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