Outline of Washington, D.C.

General reference

• Names
• * Common name: Washington, D.C.
• * Official name: Washington, The District of Columbia
• * Abbreviations and name codes
• ** Postal symbol: DC
• ** : US-DC
• ** Internet second-level domain: .dc.us
• Adjectivals:
• * District of Columbia
• * District
• * D.C.
• * Washington, D.C.
• * The Federal City
• * Washington
• * Washingtonian
• Demonym: Washingtonian

  Geography of Washington, D.C.

• The District of Columbia is: The federal capital district of the United States of America
• Location
• * Northern hemisphere
• * Western hemisphere
• ** Americas
• *** North America
• **** Anglo America
• **** Northern America
• ***** United States of America
• ****** Contiguous United States
• ******* Eastern United States
• ******** East Coast of the United States - even though the District of Columbia does not include any actual coastline, it is generally considered to be part of the Eastern Seaboard region.
• ********* Northeast megalopolis
• ******** Mid-Atlantic states
• Population of Washington, D.C.: 601,723
• Area of Washington, D.C.: 63.8 mi sq

  Geographic features of Washington, D.C.

• Atlantic coastal plain
• Atlantic Seaboard fall line
• Boundary Channel
• Buzzard Point
• Capitol Hill
• Columbia Island
• Georgetown Reservoir
• Hains Point
• Dalecarlia Reservoir
• McMillan Reservoir
• Meridian Hill
• Piedmont
• Southwest Waterfront
• Theodore Roosevelt Island
• Rivers of Washington, D.C.
• Three Sisters
• Tidal Basin
• Washington Channel

  Places in Washington, D.C.

• Historic places in Washington, D.C.
• *Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia
• *Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
• *Jefferson Pier
• * National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
• * National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.
• ** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
• ** National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Quadrant, Washington, D.C.
• ** National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Quadrant, Washington, D.C.
• ** National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C.
• ** National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C.
• * National Monuments in Washington, D.C.
• ** President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home
• National Natural Landmarks in Washington, D.C.: none
• Bridges in Washington, D.C.
• *11th Street Bridges
• * 14th Street Bridges
• *Arlington Memorial Bridge
• *Boulder Bridge
• *
• *Chain Bridge
• *Connecticut Avenue Bridge
• *Dunbarton Bridge
• *Francis Scott Key Bridge
• *Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
• *Kutz Memorial Bridge
• *New York Avenue Bridge
• *Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
• *Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
• *Ross Drive Bridge
• *William Howard Taft Bridge
• *Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
• Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.
• National Parks in Washington, D.C.
• * Benjamin Banneker Park
• * Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
• * Battleground National Cemetery
• * Clara Barton Parkway
• * Constitution Gardens
• * East Potomac Park
• * Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
• * Fort Circle Parks
• * Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
• * Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
• * Freedom Plaza
• * Korean War Veterans Memorial
• * Lincoln Memorial
• * Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
• * Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
• * National Capital Parks
• **Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
• ** George Washington Memorial Parkway
• **National Capital Parks-East
• **National Mall and Memorial Parks
• *** National Mall
• **President's Park
• ***Lafayette Square
• ***The Ellipse
• ***White House
• ** Rock Creek Park
• * Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
• * Theodore Roosevelt Island
• * Thomas Jefferson Memorial
• * Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• * Washington Monument
• * West Potomac Park
• * World War II Memorial
• United States Capitol Complex
• *Union Square
• **Capitol Reflecting Pool
• **Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
• *United States Botanic Garden
• *United States Capitol
• **Apotheosis of Democracy
• **Hall of Columns
• **National Statuary Hall
• **National Statuary Hall Collection
• **Old Senate Chamber
• **Old Supreme Court Chamber
• **Statue of Freedom
• **United States Capitol crypt
• **United States Capitol dome
• **United States Capitol rotunda
• **United States Senate chamber
• **Washington's Tomb
• *United States Capitol Visitor Center
• *United States National Arboretum
• Washington Aqueduct

  Environment of Washington, D.C.

• Climate of Washington, D.C.
• * Hurricanes in Washington, D.C.
• * Tornados in Washington, D.C.
• Superfund sites in Washington, D.C.

  Subdivisions of Washington, D.C.

• District of Columbia's At-large congressional district
• District of Columbia census statistical areas

  Quadrants of Washington, D.C.

• Northwest, Washington, D.C.
• Northeast, Washington, D.C.
• Southeast, Washington, D.C.
• Southwest, Washington, D.C.

  Neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Ward 7

Ward 8

Demography of Washington, D.C.

• Political party strength in Washington, D.C.

  Government and politics of Washington, D.C.

• Elections in the District of Columbia
• List of District of Columbia symbols

  Structure of the government of Washington, D.C.

• District of Columbia home rule
• * There are two committees in the United States Congress that oversee the District of Columbia:
• ** The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,

• ** The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• United States congressional delegations from the District of Columbia

  Branches of the government of Washington, D.C.

Executive branch of the government of Washington, D.C.

• Mayor of Washington, D.C.
• * Advisory Neighborhood Commissions

  Legislative branch of the government of

• Council of the District of Columbia

  Judicial branch of the government of Washington, D.C.

• District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• * Superior Court of the District of Columbia

  Law and order in Washington, D.C.

• Cannabis in Washington, D.C.
• Crime in Washington, D.C.
• Gun laws in Washington, D.C.
• Law enforcement in Washington, D.C.
• * Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
• Recognition of same-sex unions in the District of Columbia
• Voting rights in the District of Columbia

  Military in Washington, D.C.

• District of Columbia National Guard
• Military District of Washington
• Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region

  History of Washington, D.C.

• L'Enfant Plan
• District of Columbia retrocession
• Residence Act

  History of the District of Columbia, by period

• Indigenous peoples
• American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
• *United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
• *Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
• State of Maryland,
• Commonwealth of Virginia,
• District of Columbia since March 3, 1791
• *President George Washington signs An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States on July 16, 1790
• *President George Washington proclaims location of the district for the permanent seat of the Government of the United States on January 24, 1791
• *President George Washington signs An Act to amend "An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States" on March 3, 1791
• *President John Adams moves into new White House on November 1, 1800
• *Sixth United States Congress meets in new United States Capitol on November 17, 1800
• *War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
• **Burning of Washington, August 24–25, 1814
• **Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
• *Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
• *Retrocession of the District of Columbia, 1847
• *Know-Nothing Riot, 1857
• *American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
• **District of Columbia in the American Civil War
• **Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865
• ***President Lincoln dies on April 15, 1865
• *Streetcars in the District of Columbia, 1862–1962
• *Assassination of President James A. Garfield on July 2, 1881
• **President Garfield dies on September 19, 1881
• *Protest marches on Washington, D.C. since 1894
• *McMillan Plan, 1901
• *United States Capitol shooting incident on March 1, 1954
• *Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
• **March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963
• ***Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his I Have a Dream speech
• **President Lyndon Johnson signs the National Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965
• *Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, 1960–1961
• *District of Columbia riots of 1968
• *District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973
• *United States Senate bombing of 1983
• *United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998
• *Attacks on the United States, including the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001

  Culture of Washington, D.C.

• Architecture of Washington, D.C.
• * Tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.
• Museums in Washington, D.C.
• People from Washington, D.C.
• Scouting in Washington, D.C.
• Symbols of the District of Columbia
• * Flag of the District of Columbia
• * Great Seal of the District of Columbia

  The Arts in Washington, D.C.

• Music of Washington, D.C.
• Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C.
• Theater in Washington, D.C.

  Sports in Washington, D.C.

Economy and infrastructure of Washington, D.C.

• Communications in Washington, D.C.
• * District of Columbia Public Library
• * Media in Washington, D.C.
• ** Newspapers in Washington, D.C.
• ** Radio stations in Washington, D.C.
• ** Television stations in Washington, D.C.
• * Telephone service in Washington, D.C.
• ** Area code 202
• Healthcare in Washington, D.C.
• * Hospitals in Washington, D.C.
• Transportation in Washington, D.C.
• * Metrobus
• ** Metrobus routes in Washington, D.C.
• * Airports in Washington, D.C.: none
• * Rail transport in Washington, D.C.
• ** Railroads in Washington, D.C.
• ** Washington Metro
• ** Baltimore-Washington D.C. Maglev
• * Roads in Washington, D.C.
• ** Circles in Washington, D.C.
• ** Washington, D.C. numbered highways
• Water in Washington, D.C.
• * Washington Aqueduct
• * District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
• * Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water

  Education in Washington, D.C.

• Schools in Washington, D.C.
• * District of Columbia Public Schools
• ** High schools in Washington, D.C.
• * Colleges and universities in Washington, D.C.