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Appearance. 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″N77°02′11″W38.89500°N 77.03639°W, the coordinates of the Zero Milestone, on The Ellipse. According to the United States Census ...
The Geology of Washington, D.C., is broadly divisible into two regions. [1] The northwestern quadrant of the city lies mainly in the Appalachian Piedmont region, [1] marked by moderate to steep hills underlain by metamorphic rocks of Ordovician through Devonian age, similar to the adjacent Piedmont regions of Montgomery County, Maryland. The ...
Website. dc.gov. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named for George Washington, the first president ...
Outline of Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., legally named the District of Columbia, in the United States of America, was founded on July 16, 1790, after the inauguration of City of Washington, the new capital of the country. The area given to District of Columbia, was originally 100 square miles (259 km 2) ceded by the states of Maryland and ...
Northeast No. 2 Boundary Marker, along D.C./Maryland line, at 6980 Maple Street NW, Washington, D.C., with fence erected by the DAR. The boundary markers of the original District of Columbia are the 40 milestones that marked the four lines forming the boundaries between the states of Maryland and Virginia and the square of 100 square miles (259 ...
Quadrants of Washington, D.C. Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, D.C., taken April 26, 2002. The "crosshairs" in the image mark the quadrant divisions of Washington, with the United States Capitol at the center of the dividing lines. To the west of the Capitol extends the National Mall, visible as a slight green band in the image.
The Potomac River (/ pəˈtoʊmək / ⓘ) is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is 405 miles (652 km) long, [ 4 ] with a drainage area of 14,700 square miles (38,000 km 2), [ 5 ] and is the fourth-largest river along the East ...
Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and commercial district in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 as part of the colonial-era Province of Maryland, Georgetown predated the establishment of Washington, D.C. by 40 years. Georgetown was an independent municipality until 1871 when the United States ...