Washington

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Washington

Elevation24 m

Weather55°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates38.90°, -77.02°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply 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 after George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation, through which human form and attributes are applied to the United States.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Washington, DC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

William Henry Fitzhugh Lee

Confederate Army general (1837-1891)

David Chang

American chef

Zach Cregger

American actor and film director (born 1981)

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Lisa Moscatiello

American musician

Charles E. Kilbourne

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Gregory S. Martin

United States Air Force general

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Warren Bolster

American photographer

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Nicholas Kulish

American journalist

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Ashton Alexander

American physician, provost of the University of Maryland, founder of MedChi

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Kaiulani Lee

actor

Kate Norley

US Army combat medic, wife of John Oliver

Edward Buckler

American plant geneticist

Jason Clark

American basketball player (1990-)

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Junior Sisk

musical artist

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Ozzie Fumo

American politician

Lester A. Dessez

U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general (1896–1981)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Washington

Washington, D.C. weather

1982

Washington, District of Columbia

Hans W Hannau · 1964

Washington

Hans W. Hannau · 1964

Washington, District of Columbia Popout

Compass Maps · 2005

W.D.C., Washington District of Columbia

Oscar Bartoli · 2012

City of magnificent intentions

Keith E. Melder · 1997

Georgetown commercial architecture: M Street, Northwest Washington, District of Columbia

United States. Commission of Fine Arts. · 1967

Washington's far Southeast 70

District of Columbia. Community Renewal Program. · 1970

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Seen 2026-05-23

Common Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Seen 2026-05-23

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Seen 2026-05-23

pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata

Seen 2026-05-23

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-05-23

sensitive fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Seen 2026-05-23

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Seen 2026-05-23

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Seen 2026-05-23

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Seen 2026-05-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-05-23 17:38 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Washington, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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