Washington: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: District of Columbia
• Administrative status: capital of the country (GeoNames code PPLC)
• Population: approximately 689,545
• Coordinates: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)

Getting there

• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA): 4.8 km (3.0 mi), straight line
• Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD): 37 km (23 mi), straight line
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI): 45 km (28 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Golden Triangle: 1.3 km (0.8 mi)
• Downtown DC: 1.4 km (0.9 mi)
• Mount Vernon Triangle: 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
• Shaw: 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
• Foggy Bottom: 2.3 km (1.5 mi)

Things to see

• Andrew Jackson Downing Urn (memorial)
• 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial (memorial)
• Bernardo de Galvez (artwork)
• Hahnemann Monument (artwork)
• Taras Shevchenko Statue (artwork)