Columbia Heights, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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- Columbia Heights
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- originally part of the Robert Peter Landholdings (one of the "original nineteen proprietors") and known as Peters Hill, this area later acquired the name Meridian Hill because one ofthe first stones marking the zero meridian of the US was placed on the line of 16th St, roughly between 14th and 17th streets, N of Florida Ave; (US-T125) when Columbian College occupied this area from 1821 until the late 1800's the hill was called College Hill (DC-T156/p398)
- 38.925666938° 55' 32.4"N-77.029421277° 01' 45.9"W
- Park View 0.5 mi. NE
- Washington 1.9 mi. S
- Mount Rainier (Prince George's County, Maryland) 3.6 mi. E
- Takoma Park (Montgomery County, Maryland) 3.8 mi. N
- Chevy Chase Village (Montgomery County, Maryland) 4 mi. NW
- Chevy Chase (Montgomery County, Maryland) 4 mi. NW
- Saint Johns 0.9 mi. S
- Prospect Hill 1.2 mi. E
- Glenwood 1.3 mi. E
- Saint Marys Catholic 1.4 mi. E
- Soldiers Home 1.7 mi. NE
- Oak Hill 1.7 mi. SW
- Rock Creek 1.8 mi. NE
- Harmony 2 mi. E
- Holy Rood 2.3 mi. W
- Eastern 2.8 mi. SE
- Mount Olivet 2.9 mi. E
- Battleground National 3.1 mi. N
- 57 m
- 789287099
- Updated Apr 19, 2020