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Delve into Eckington
Eckington in Washington County (District of Columbia) is located in United States a little north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Eckington is now 04:45 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Eckington, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 66 mi (or 107 km), South-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 10 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Washington DC, Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church and Rockville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kimpton George Hotel
Sleeps 5-6 Guests Capitol Hill Fully Furnished Apartments
Liaison Capitol Hill DC
Courtyard Washington DC/U.S. Capitol
Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington DC Capitol-Navy Yard
Washington Court Hotel
Phoenix Park Hotel
Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington DC/Downtown
Hampton Inn Washington-Downtown-Convention Center DC
Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC-US Capitol
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
NoMa–Gallaudet U (WMATA station)
NoMa–Gallaudet U is an elevated, island platformed station on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Metro system. It serves the Red Line, and is situated between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood stations. NoMa–Gallaudet U is located near the intersection of New York Avenue and Florida Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C..
Eckington (Washington, D.C.)
Eckington is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. located south of the Prospect Hill and Glenwood Cemeteries. Eckington is less than one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Howard University and exactly one mile north of the United States Capitol. Eckington is also the home of the District of Columbia office of Sirius XM Radio.
Sursum Corda Cooperative
Sursum Corda Cooperative is a small neighborhood located in Washington, D.C. , bounded by North Capitol Street on the east, First Street NW to the west, K Street NW to the south, and New York Avenue NW to the north. It consists of 199 housing units constructed as an experiment in cooperatively managed low-income housing in 1968. Managed by the District of Columbia Housing Authority, it became a notorious open air drug market plagued by violence and poverty in the 1980s.
Bloomingdale (Washington, D.C.)
The neighborhood of Bloomingdale is in the heart of Washington, D.C. less than two miles (3 km) north of the United States Capitol building. Specifically, Bloomingdale lies south of Channing Street, N.W. , east of 2nd Street, N.W. (north of Rhode Island Avenue), east of Third Street, N.W. (south of Rhode Island), north of Florida Avenue, N.W. , and west of North Capitol Street. The neighborhood lies in Ward 5, and the current Councilmember is Kenyan McDuffie.
NoMa
"NoMa" (sometimes stylized NoMA, an initialism for North of Massachusetts Avenue) is a large tract of land in Washington, D.C. , located just north of Capitol Hill and Union Station. "NoMa" is primarily a branding effort by real estate developers, and most current residents do not consider it a distinct neighborhood.
Truxton Circle
Truxton Circle is a trapezoidal neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. , bordered by New Jersey Avenue to the west, Florida Avenue to the north, New York Avenue to the South, and North Capitol Street to the East. Politically, it is partially in Ward 5. It is bordered on the north by Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park, to the east by Eckington, to the west by Shaw and Mt. Vernon Square Historic District and the south by the NOMA developmental zone.
McKinley Technology High School
McKinley Technology High School is a public city-wide 9-12th grade high school in the District of Columbia Public Schools in northeast Washington, D.C.. The school was originally an off shoot of Central High School, was called McKinley Technical High School and was located at 7th and Rhode Island NW in the District of Columbia. The United States Congress allocated $26 million in 1926 for the construction of the existing building at 2nd and T Streets NE, in the Eckington area.
Anna J. Cooper Circle
Anna J. Cooper Circle is a traffic circle and park at the intersection of 3rd and T Streets, Northwest, in the historic LeDroit Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. In 1983, the circle was named in honor of Anna Julia Haywood Cooper (1858-1964), an author, educator, feminist, and influential African American scholar who once lived in LeDroit Park.
Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.)
Dunbar High School is a public secondary school located in Washington, D.C. , United States. The school is located in the Truxton Circle neighborhood of Northwest Washington, two blocks from the intersection of New Jersey and New York Avenues. Dunbar, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38.9087|-77.0142||||||| |primary |name= }}
Prospect Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Prospect Hill Cemetery is an historic German-American cemetery in Washington D.C. It was founded in 1858 and is located at 2201 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20002. Today it is an historic landmark as well as remaining an active cemetery with burials each year.
North Capitol Street
North Capitol Street is a street in Washington, D.C. that separates the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of the city. The street begins at D Street due north of the United States Capitol and continues northward 4½ miles to Nicholson Street where it is interrupted by Fort Slocum Park and the Washington Metro Red Line tracks. North Capitol Street continues north of the tracks for a quarter mile where it ends at Eastern Avenue at the border with Maryland.
Metropolitan Branch Trail
The Metropolitan Branch Trail, also called the Met Branch Trail, is an 8-mile shared-use trail that, when complete, will run from the Silver Spring, Maryland Transit Center to Union Station in the District of Columbia. It serves to extend the Capital Crescent Trail where it merges with the active WMATA/CSX railroad into the National Capital.