Georgetown
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 11,900 residents
- Description: neighborhood and historic district in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “George Town”, “George-Town”, “Georgetown Historic District”, “Georgetown, Washington, D.C.”, “Saw Pit Landing”, “Town of George”, and “West Washington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Embassy of Ukraine.
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss.
Embassy of Ukraine
Government office
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The Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C., is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the United States. The embassy is located at 3350 M Street NW, in the heart of Georgetown's commercial district.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Islet
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Theodore Roosevelt Island is an 88.5-acre island and national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. During the Civil War, it was used as a training camp for the United States Colored Troops.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Dupont Circle.
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.
Dupont Circle
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Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
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 D.C.
Georgetown
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.9052° or 38° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.06279° or 77° 3′ 46″ westPopulation
11,900Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
87C4WW4P+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 158249984OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
4138890Wikidata ID
Q1468648
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Georgetown” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جورجتاون”
- Armenian: “Ջորջթաուն”
- Basque: “Georgetown (Washington D. C.)”
- Basque: “Georgetown”
- Belarusian: “Джорджтаўн”
- Catalan: “Georgetown”
- Chinese: “乔治城”
- Chinese: “乔治敦”
- Chinese: “佐治城”
- Chinese: “喬治城”
- Czech: “Georgetown”
- Danish: “Georgetown, Washington DC”
- Danish: “Georgetown, Washington”
- Danish: “Georgetown”
- Dutch: “Georgetown”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جورجتاون”
- Esperanto: “Georgetown”
- Finnish: “Georgetown”
- French: “Georgetown Historic District”
- French: “Georgetown”
- Georgian: “ჯორჯტაუნი”
- German: “Georgetown Historic District”
- German: “Georgetown”
- Greek: “Τζορτζτάουν”
- Hebrew: “ג’ורג’טאון”
- Hebrew: “גורגטאון”
- Hungarian: “Georgetown”
- Irish: “Georgetown”
- Italian: “Georgetown”
- Japanese: “ジョージタウン”
- Korean: “조지타운”
- Lithuanian: “Džordžtaunas”
- Malay: “Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)”
- Malay: “Georgetown”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Georgetown”
- Norwegian: “Georgetown”
- Persian: “جورجتاون (واشینگتن، دی سی)”
- Persian: “جورجتاون”
- Polish: “Georgetown”
- Portuguese: “Georgetown”
- Russian: “Джорджтаун”
- Scots: “Georgetown”
- Slovak: “Georgetown”
- Slovenian: “Georgetown”
- Spanish: “Georgetown (Washington)”
- Spanish: “Georgetown”
- Swedish: “Georgetown, Washington D.C.”
- Swedish: “Georgetown, Washington, D.C.”
- Swedish: “Georgetown”
- Urdu: “جارج ٹاؤن”
- Welsh: “Georgetown”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rosslyn and The West End.
Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations
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