East Potomac Park

park located on a man-made island in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
Park urban_park Q1785894
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East Potomac Park

Summary

East Potomac Park is an urban park[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of urban_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • East Potomac Park is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • East Potomac Park is in the country of United States[4].
  • East Potomac Park is on the body of water Potomac River[5].
  • East Potomac Park is on the body of water Washington Channel[6].
  • East Potomac Park is on the body of water Anacostia River[7].
  • East Potomac Park's instance of is recorded as urban park[8].
  • East Potomac Park's instance of is recorded as reclaimed land[9].
  • East Potomac Park's maintained by is recorded as National Mall and Memorial Parks[10].
  • East Potomac Park is owned by National Park Service[11].
  • The location of East Potomac Park was Southwest[12].
  • East Potomac Park's postal code is recorded as 20024[13].
  • East Potomac Park's designed by is recorded as Peter Conover Hains[14].
  • East Potomac Park is part of East and West Potomac Parks Historic District[15].
  • East Potomac Park's Commons category is recorded as East Potomac Park[16].
  • East Potomac Park's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[17].
  • East Potomac Park's located in time zone is recorded as America/New_York[18].
  • East Potomac Park comprises Hains Point[19].
  • 1834 marks the founding of East Potomac Park[20].
  • East Potomac Park's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.87, 'lon': -77.026}[21].
  • East Potomac Park's has facility is recorded as East Potomac Park Golf Course[22].
  • East Potomac Park's has facility is recorded as East Potomac Pool[23].
  • East Potomac Park's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[24].
  • East Potomac Park's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'East Potomac Park'}[25].
  • East Potomac Park's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'East Potomac Park'}[26].
  • East Potomac Park sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+10'}[27].

Body

Geography

East Potomac Park is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Potomac River[5], a river[28], in United States[29]; Washington Channel[6], a watercourse[30], in United States[31]; and Anacostia River[7], a river[32], in United States[33]. It is part of East and West Potomac Parks Historic District[15].

Physical Characteristics

East Potomac Park covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+394.4'}[34]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+10'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban park[8] and reclaimed land[9]. East Potomac Park's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[24].

History and Context

1834 marks the founding of East Potomac Park[20]. It is owned by National Park Service[11].

Why It Matters

East Potomac Park ranks in the top 4% of urban_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . usace.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . usace.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . usace.army.mil. Retrieved . usace.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . National Register Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . usace.army.mil. Retrieved . usace.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . usace.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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