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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate…
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.
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.
Localities in the Area
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown.
Dupont Circle
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Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C.
Arlington
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Arlington forms part of the urban conglomeration around Washington, D.C. - inside the beltway.
Georgetown
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood and historic district in Washington, D.C.
- Categories: neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., city in the United States and locality
- Location: Washington County (historical), 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" westElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open Location Code
87C4WW4P+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 158249984OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
4138890Wikidata ID
Q1468648Georgetown Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: جورجتاون
- Armenian: Ջորջթաուն
- Basque: Georgetown (Washington D. C.)
- Basque: Georgetown
- Belarusian: Джорджтаўн
- Catalan: Georgetown
- Chinese: 乔治城
- Chinese: 乔治敦
- Chinese: 喬治城
- Czech: Georgetown
- Danish: Georgetown, Washington
- Danish: Georgetown, Washington DC
- Danish: Georgetown
- Dutch: Georgetown
- Egyptian Arabic: جورجتاون
- English: George-Town
- English: George Town
- English: Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
- English: Georgetown Historic District
- English: Town of George
- English: West Washington
- Esperanto: Georgetown
- Finnish: Georgetown
- French: Georgetown
- French: Georgetown Historic District
- Georgian: ჯორჯტაუნი
- German: Georgetown
- German: Georgetown Historic District
- Hebrew: ג'ורג'טאון
- Hebrew: גורגטאון
- Hungarian: Georgetown
- Irish: Georgetown
- Italian: Georgetown
- Japanese: ジョージタウン
- Korean: 조지타운
- Malay: Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
- Malay: Georgetown
- Norwegian: Georgetown
- Norwegian Bokmål: Georgetown
- Persian: جورجتاون (واشینگتن، دی سی)
- Persian: جورجتاون
- Polish: Georgetown
- Portuguese: Georgetown
- Russian: Джорджтаун
- Scots: Georgetown
- Slovak: Georgetown
- Slovenian: Georgetown
- Spanish: Georgetown
- Spanish: Georgetown, Washington
- Swedish: Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
- Swedish: Georgetown, Washington D.C.
- Swedish: Georgetown
- Urdu: جارج ٹاؤن
- Welsh: Georgetown
- Saw Pit Landing
Other Places Named Georgetown
Localities in the Area
- Peter SquareNeighbourhood
- Foggy BottomSuburb
- RosslynSuburb
- The West EndNeighbourhood
- Kalorama HeightsNeighbourhood
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Georgetown. Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.