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independent city in Maryland, United States

57km

39.29219-76.60955

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city in state of New York, largest city in the United States by population

370km

40.719-74.002

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capital city of the province of Ontario, Canada

480km

43.7-79.4167
Sights (26)

Ford's Theatre

theater located in Washington, DC

398m

38.89666667-77.02583333

Capital One Arena

Multi-purpose arena in Washington, D.C.

473m

38.89805556-77.02083333

Shakespeare Theatre Company

non-profit organisation in the USA

519m

38.8956-77.0223

National Museum of Natural History

natural history museum in Washington, D.C.

847m

38.8913-77.0259

National Mall

national park in Washington, D.C.

949m

38.89-77.02361111

National Gallery of Art

national art museum in Washington, D.C.

955m

38.89147-77.02001

National Museum of American History

museum in Washington, D.C.

1.0km

38.8913-77.03

Smithsonian Institution

group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government

1.0km

38.889-77.026

National Air and Space Museum

aerospace museum in Washington, D.C.

1.2km

38.888-77.02

Washington Monument

obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

1.6km

38.88944444-77.03527778

Capitol Hill

neighborhood in Washington D.C.

1.8km

38.88972222-77.01111111

Meridian Hill Park

urban park in Washington, DC

2.2km

38.921236-77.035611

Jefferson Memorial

memorial in Washington, D.C., United States

2.2km

38.88138889-77.03694444

Dupont Circle

neighborhood in Washington, D.C.

2.2km

38.90962-77.04341

Josephine Butler Parks Center

2.3km

38.92222222-77.03638889

Library of Congress

(de facto) national library of the United States of America

2.4km

38.88861111-77.00472222

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

2.7km

38.88388889-77.04444444

Korean War Veterans Memorial

artwork by Frank Gaylord

2.8km

38.88777778-77.04722222

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia

3.7km

38.89972222-77.05777778

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

architectural structure

3.9km

38.93333333-77.00055556

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

neighborhood and historic district in Washington, D.C.

4.6km

38.90944444-77.065

Synetic Theater

4.7km

38.856857-77.049485

Embassy Row

Washington, D.C. neighborhood highly concentrated with international embassies

5.3km

38.9157204-77.0708922

Arlington National Cemetery

military cemetery in the United States of America

5.4km

38.88-77.07

Rock Creek Park

urban park in Washington, D.C.

5.4km

38.9575-77.045

Northern Virginia

geographic region of Virginia, United States

47km

38.837392-77.4473128
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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America and the seat of its three branches of government, has an unparalleled collection of free, public museums, and the lion's share of the nation's most treasured monuments and memorials. The vistas on the National Mall between the Capitol, Washington Monument, White House, and Lincoln Memorial are iconic throughout the world.

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west.

Various tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Piscataway people (also known as the Conoy) inhabited the lands around the Potomac River when Europeans first visited the area in the early 17th century. One group known as the Nacotchtank (also called the Nacostines by Catholic missionaries) maintained settlements around the Anacostia River within the present-day District of Columbia. Conflicts with European colonists and neighboring tribes forced the relocation of the Piscataway people, some of whom established a new settlement in 1699 near Point of Rocks, Maryland.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

5.6°C-2.8
Precipitation: 81.3 mm

Feb

8.3°C-1.1
Precipitation: 66 mm

Mar

13.3°C2.8
Precipitation: 91.4 mm

Apr

18.9°C7.8
Precipitation: 68.6 mm

May

23.9°C13.3
Precipitation: 96.5 mm

Jun

28.9°C18.3
Precipitation: 78.7 mm

Jul

31.1°C21.1
Precipitation: 91.4 mm

Aug

30°C20.6
Precipitation: 86.4 mm

Sep

26.1°C16.7
Precipitation: 96.5 mm

Oct

20°C10
Precipitation: 81.3 mm

Nov

13.9°C4.4
Precipitation: 76.2 mm

Dec

8.3°C0
Precipitation: 76.2 mm
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