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Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.)

Hillbrook is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C.

Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.)
Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.) · Carol M. Highsmith (Public domain)
The place

Hillbrook is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue to the north, Brooks Street to the south, 44th Street NE to the west, and Division Avenue to the east.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.)

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    National Bonsai Foundation

    The National Bonsai Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was created to sustain the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. NBF also helps the United States National Arboretum showcase the arts of bonsai and penjing to the general public.

    3.8 km · nonprofit organization that was created to sustain the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Anacostia Park

    Anacostia Park is operated by the United States National Park Service. It is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest and most important recreation areas, with over 1200 acres at multiple sites.

    3.7 km · park in Washington, D.C., United States · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens

    Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens is a National Park Service site located in the north eastern corner of Washington, D.C., near the Maryland state border. Nestled near the banks of the Anacostia River and directly west of the Baltimore–Washington Parkway, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens preserves a plethora of rare waterlilies and lotuses in the cultivated ponds near the river.

    2.2 km · park in Washington, D.C., United States · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    D.C. Armory

    The D.C. Armory is a mixed armory and 10,000-seat arena in Washington, D.C. Managed by the Events DC, the Armory opened in 1941, as the headquarters, armory, and training facility for the District of Columbia National Guard. In 1994, it became a venue for a broad range of sports and public events.

    3.8 km · multipurpose arena in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Woodlawn Cemetery

    Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The 22.5-acre cemetery contains approximately 36,000 burials, nearly all of them African Americans.

    1.2 km · cemetery in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    First Baptist Church of Deanwood

    First Baptist Church of Deanwood is a Baptist church at 1008 45th Street in Northeast, Washington, D.C., in the Deanwood neighborhood. It was built in 1938, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

    1.2 km · church in Washington, D.C., United States · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    New Stadium at RFK Campus

    New Stadium at RFK Campus is the project name for an indoor stadium in Washington, D.C. scheduled to open in 2030. It will serve as the home venue of the National Football League team Washington Commanders and host other sports and public events.

    3.5 km · future stadium in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library

    Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was originally opened to the public in 1961.

    3.9 km · public library in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Ethel Kennedy Bridge

    The Ethel Kennedy Bridge is a beam bridge built in 2004 that carries Benning Road over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It is an eight-lane bridge with pedestrian lanes on both sides. A separate Washington Metro bridge carrying the Blue, Orange and Silver lines crosses over the bridge near its western terminus, and parallels the bridge on the north.

    2.8 km · bridge in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Fort Dupont Park

    Fort Dupont Park is a 376-acre wooded park under the management of the National Park Service located in Washington, DC. The name of the park comes from the old Civil War earthwork fort that lies within the park. The fort was one of several designed to defend Washington from a Confederate attack during the Civil War.

    2.4 km · park in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.)

Airports
Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), 10 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), 39 km · Washington Dulles (IAD), 46 km
Stations
Stadium–Armory, 3.9 km · Addison Road, 3.4 km · Benning Road, 600 m · Deanwood, 1.6 km · Minnesota Avenue, 1.4 km
  • Dulles → Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.)
    30 km · quickest by road, 59 min · $3–4
  • Richmond → Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.)
    157 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · $14–19
  • Philadelphia → Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.)
    201 km · quickest by road, 3h 51m · $18–25
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What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inOK, canoe is not a very practical way to visit Anacostia, but it is by far the most fun.
  • Get inThe Anacostia River is easily navigable by canoe, and there are several places to launch: Anacostia Park, Bladensburg Park (in Bladensburg, Maryland), and the public boat ramp at Langston Golf Course in the east of Capitol Hill.

From Wikivoyage: Washington, D.C./Anacostia, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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    9 ways of moving, 13 sources

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  5. 05
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    11 ways of moving, 15 sources

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Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.) is 9 km from Washington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.