Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
- Description: waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Southwest Waterfront”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nationals Park and Audi Field.
Nationals Park
Stadium
Photo: Something Original, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nationals Park is a baseball stadium along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals.
Audi Field
Stadium
Photo: Rainclaw7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of D.C. United, DC Power FC, and Washington Spirit soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football team.
National Defense University
University
Photo: Tim1965, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Defense University is an institution of higher education in Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C., United States. It is funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Southwest.
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.
Southwest
Quarter
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
Waterfront
Latitude
38.87413° or 38° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
-77.01709° or 77° 1′ 2″ westOpen location code
87C4VXFM+M5Wikidata ID
Q7571378
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Waterfront” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西南水岸”
- French: “Southwest Waterfront”
- Hebrew: “שכונת ווטרפראנט”
- Japanese: “サウスウェスト・ウォータフロント (ワシントンD.C.)”
- South Azerbaijani: “سوتوزت واترفرونت”
- Spanish: “Southwest Waterfront”
- Urdu: “ساؤتھ ویسٹ واٹر فرنٹ”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Waterfront”. Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.