Sixteenth Street Heights, Washington D.C.

#769 among attractions in Washington D.C.

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Sixteenth Street Heights is a large neighborhood of rowhouses, duplexes, and American Craftsman and American Foursquare detached houses in Northwest Washington, D.C.. ()

Coordinates: 38°57'1"N, 77°1'58"W

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Northwest Washington (16th Street Heights - Crestwood - Brightwood Park)Washington D.C. United States

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Sixteenth Street Heights – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hillwood Estate, Sherman Circle, Ross Drive Bridge, Fort Stevens.

1.2 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Hillwood Estate, Washington D.C.
30 min walk • Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C. United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including Fabergé eggs.
0.6 miE
Park
Sherman Circle, Washington D.C.
16 min walk • Sherman Circle is an urban park and traffic circle in the Northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Petworth at the intersection of Illinois Avenue, Kansas Avenue, 7th Street, and Crittenden Street NW. The circle is named in honor of Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.
0.7 miW
Bridge
Ross Drive Bridge, Washington D.C.
19 min walk • The Ross Drive Bridge is a historic bridge located in the Washington, D.C. portion of Rock Creek Park, an urban national park listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ross Drive Bridge was originally constructed as a timber bridge in 1903 to carry Ross Drive over a tributary ravine of Rock Creek.
1 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Stevens, Washington D.C.
26 min walk • Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War.
0.7 miSE
Library
Petworth Library, Washington D.C.
19 min walk • The Petworth Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 4200 Kansas Avenue NW.
0.9 miSE
Park
Grant Circle, Washington D.C.
23 min walk • Grant Circle is a traffic circle in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. New Hampshire and Illinois Avenues NW, Varnum Street NW, and 5th Street NW all intersect at this circle.
0.7 miW
Bridge
Boulder Bridge, Washington D.C.
18 min walk • The Boulder Bridge is a historic bridge located in the Washington, D.C. portion of Rock Creek Park, an urban national park listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.2 miS
Church
St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, Washington D.C.
31 min walk • St. Stephen and the Incarnation is an Episcopal parish in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was formed by the merger of St. Stephen's parish and the Church of the Incarnation.
0.8 miS
Church
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Washington D.C.
20 min walk • The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, D.C. is a church of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. The parish was founded in 1949, while the church building was completed in 1958.
1.2 miE
Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C.
30 min walk • Rock Creek Cemetery is an 86-acre cemetery with a natural and rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE, in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C. United States.
1 miSE
Church
Israel Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington D.C.
26 min walk • Israel Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is a Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. It was the first independent African American church of the city.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sixteenth Street Heights?

Nearby attractions include Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington D.C. (9 min walk), Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Washington D.C. (13 min walk), Brightwood Park, Washington D.C. (15 min walk), Sherman Circle, Washington D.C. (16 min walk).

How to get to Sixteenth Street Heights by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sixteenth Street Heights:

Metro

Georgia Avenue–Petworth • Lines: Gr, Yl (27 min walk)