South Lawn Fountain

South Lawn Fountain is a fountain in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Access is restricted and requires permission. South Lawn Fountain is situated nearby to the historic site Frances Folsom Cleveland – Japanese Threadleaf Maple, as well as near Rosalynn Carter – Japanese Threadleaf Maple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.

National Mall

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

The Oval Office

Government office

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 520 feet northwest of South Lawn Fountain.

Washington Monument

Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 2,400 feet south of South Lawn Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and Golden Triangle.

Downtown

Suburb

Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.

Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

Photo: Visviva, CC0.

The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

East End

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

South Lawn Fountain

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Body of water
Category: fountain
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89611° or 38° 53′ 46″ north

Longitude

-77.03655° or 77° 2′ 12″ west

Inception

1871

Open location code

87C4VXW7+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 990977037

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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In Other Languages

“South Lawn Fountain” goes by many names.

Chinese: “南草坪喷泉”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Frances Folsom Cleveland – Japanese Threadleaf Maple and Rosalynn Carter – Japanese Threadleaf Maple.

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