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Rock Creek drains to the Potomac River, which empties into the Chesapeake Bay. [1] Piney Branch is a first order stream (i.e., no tributaries) with a surface length of 0.75 miles (1.21 km). It is generally about 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and 4 inches (10 cm) deep. It is the largest tributary located entirely within the Washington city limits. [2]
Map showing the location of Washington, D.C. in relation to its bordering states of Maryland and Virginia Washington, D.C. is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States at 38°53′42″N 77°02′11″W / 38.89500°N 77.03639°W / 38.89500; -77.03639 , the coordinates of the Zero Milestone , on The Ellipse
The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the D.C. area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States.
The area is designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area. It is composed primarily of two major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA and the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson ...
Trunk Bay is part of the Virgin Islands National Park. [1] Trunk Bay is named for the Leatherback turtle, which is endemic to the USVI and are locally known as trunks. [2] The beach area is divided into two halves, the main Trunk Bay beach and swim area and Burgesman Cove which is located on the west end of Trunk Bay near Jumby Bay.
US 50 passes through West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., before it crosses back into Maryland at the eastern border of Washington, D.C. From here, the route continues west into Washington, D.C., as New York Avenue. From the Washington, D.C., border, US 50 heads into Prince George's County as the John Hanson Highway, a six-lane freeway.
Nanjemoy is within the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of the Capital Beltway (Interstates 95 and 495).. The area is served by Maryland Route 6 and other two-lane state highways; the nearest major roads are Maryland Route 210 to the north and U.S. Route 301 to the east.
It is located east of the Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line and north of the Deep South. It encompasses the Chesapeake Bay and includes Delaware, the remainder of the Delmarva Peninsula, Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Washington, D.C., Eastern Virginia, and Eastern North Carolina.