West Potomac Park

Summary

West Potomac Park is an urban park^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of urban_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (273 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Potomac Park is located in Washington, D.C.^[3].
• West Potomac Park is in the country of United States^[4].
• West Potomac Park is on the body of water Potomac River^[5].
• West Potomac Park is on the body of water Tidal Basin^[6].
• West Potomac Park's instance of is recorded as urban park^[7].
• West Potomac Park's instance of is recorded as reclaimed land^[8].
• West Potomac Park's maintained by is recorded as National Mall and Memorial Parks^[9].
• West Potomac Park is owned by National Park Service^[10].
• West Potomac Park took place at Southwest^[11].
• West Potomac Park's postal code is recorded as 20037^[12].
• West Potomac Park's designed by is recorded as Peter Conover Hains^[13].
• West Potomac Park is part of East and West Potomac Parks Historic District^[14].
• West Potomac Park's Commons category is recorded as West Potomac Park^[15].
• West Potomac Park's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[16].
• West Potomac Park's located in time zone is recorded as America/New_York^[17].
• 1834 marks the founding of West Potomac Park^[18].
• West Potomac Park's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.88527777777778, 'lon': -77.04694444444445}^[19].
• West Potomac Park's has facility is recorded as volleyball court^[20].
• West Potomac Park's described at URL is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/item/dc0472/^[21].
• West Potomac Park's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property^[22].
• West Potomac Park's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Potomac Park'}^[23].
• West Potomac Park's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Potomac Park'}^[24].
• West Potomac Park sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+0'}^[25].
• West Potomac Park sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}^[26].
• West Potomac Park covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+159.8'}^[27].

Body

Geography

West 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] and Tidal Basin^[6], a reservoir^[30], in United States^[31]. It is part of East and West Potomac Parks Historic District^[14].

Physical Characteristics

West Potomac Park covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+159.8'}^[27]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+0'}^[25] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban park^[7] and reclaimed land^[8]. West Potomac Park's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property^[22].

History and Context

1834 marks the founding of West Potomac Park^[18]. It is owned by National Park Service^[10].

Why It Matters

West Potomac Park ranks in the top 8% of urban_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (273 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]