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discover DC...... CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DC Chamber of Commerce The Chamber provides visitor information & US Chamber of Commerce Title Capitol of the United States of America Status A District (not a state) overseen directly by the Federal Government Founded 1791 Named For George Washington Renamed 1871 as the District of Columbia when an Act of Congress brought the City of Washington, Georgetown & outlying areas under a single unified government. DC stands for District of Columbia. It is called District of Columbia because it was built on land of the Territory of Columbia, a 10 square mile piece of land that used to be part of Virginia and Maryland. The territory of Columbia was named such after Christopher Columbus Location Northern Hemisphere Borders N side- Potomac River SW side- Virginia; Maryland Mean Elevation 150 Highest Point TenleyTown @ Reno Reservoir 400 feet Lowest Point Potomac River 1 foot Center Point 4th and K Street Total Area 68.34 feet Land Area 61.4 feet Water Area 6.94 |
AVERAGE SEASON TEMPERATURES
72 Hours DC information about extreme heat and other hazards Destination There Weather_in_DC Accuweather Winter High 45 degrees F 7 degree C Winter Low 30 degrees F -1 degree C Spring High 65 degrees F 18 degree C Summer High 85 degree F 29 degree C Summer Low 67 degree F 19 degree C Fall High 68 degree F 20 degree C Fall Low 50 degree F 10 degree C TIME ZONE
Eastern Standard Time Event Time Announcer World Clock Time and Date Time And Date Converter Time Zone Converter International Dialing Codes SISTER CITIES
Bangkok Thailand 1962 renewed 2002 Dakar Senegal 1980 renewed 2006 Beijing China 1984 renewed 2004 Brussels Belgium 1985 renewed 2002 Athens Greece 2000 Paris France 2000 renewed 2005 PretoriaSouth Africa 2002 renewed 2008 Seoul South Korea 2006 AccraGhana 2006 Sunderland United Kingdom 2006 |
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BY THE NUMBERS
0 Elevation 1 Country The United States of America 2 Neighboring States Maryland & Virginia 371.8/km2 Density 962.9/sq mi 14,412 km2 Area 5,564.6 sq mi 5,476,241+ Estimated residents of DC Americas 8th largest metropolitan area 38.90000N 77.05000W Location/Region 495 . 395 . 270 . 110 . 66 . 50 . 29 . 1 Motorways KNOW YOUR DESTINATION
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AREA CODE
(202) District of Columbia (301) (410) (301) (240) (410) (443) Maryland (703) (757) (571) (804) (540) (434) 276) Virginia How To Call Abroad From DC ELECTRICITY
DC electricity is standard 110 volts. European & other appliances require voltage transformers in DC |
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
United States Postal Service sites in Washington DC can be located through the postoffice locator. Hours of operation are posted along with adress and site phone number. Lunch hour closures are not posted. Some sites offer Passport Application services. Forever Stamps hold their First Class value Forever. First class, international, package, media, express, priority, business, library shipping rates plus along with estimated delivery times can be calculated at (800) ASK USPS discover DC..... DC DMV Department Of Motor Vehicles
Georgetown Park Mall Penn Branch Center Rhode Island Service Center Southwest Service Service Center Road Test and CDL Office USPS HOLIDAY LIST
January 1 New Years Day January 17 Martin Luther King Jrs Birthday February 21 Presidents Day May 30 Memorial Day Holiday July 4 Independence Day September 5 Labor Day October 10 Columbus Day November 11 Veteran's Day November 24 Thanksgiving Day December 26 Christmas Day SPORTS TEAMS
Washington Convention and Sports Authority Bocce Ball DC Lady Arms Wrestlers DC RollerGirls DC United Flag Football Polo On The Mall Skee-Ball League Sailing of Washington DC United Social Sports Washington Capitals Hockey Washington Mystics Womens Basketball Washington Wizards Mens Basketball Washington Redskins Football Cheerleaders Washington Kastles Tennis |
MAKING MOTION PICTURES IN DC
Dc Department of Film 202 724 7336 Office of Motion Pictures and TV Development 202 727 6108 LOTTERY
DC Lottery Mobile Truck KITE FLYING
Permits are needed to fly a kite on the National Mall unless the kite is being flown as part of a permitted official organized event TAX
Food and Beverage Tax: 10% Hotel Tax: 14.5% Sales Tax: 6% EMERGENCY
See Something Say Something Law Enforcement DC has many levels of law enforcement each with their own areas of responsibility. The Metro has WMATA Police. AMTRAK has AMTRAK Police. Embassies have Secret Service Protection. National Park sites have National Park Service Police. DC streets are patrolled by MPDC Metropolitan Police District of Columbia. Emergency 911 City Services 311 Call 911 to report in-progress threats or emergencies. Preventing terrorism is everybody’s business. If you SEE suspicious activity or behavior that has already occurred, SAY something, all Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099 or email Doctor Search By Language Police Department 911 Fire Department 911 Medical Emergencies 911 Medical/Dental Procedures By Zip Code Medicare For Travelers Outside Of The Country Travel Insurance |
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discover DC...... HOTEL ALERTS
Bing Rewards Search & Earn Rewards Hotel Freebies Jet Setter offers exclusive bargains Trip Alertz offers exclusive bargains Washington Area Concierge Association Wifi lists hotels that offer Wifi on the house discover DC...... OPEN MIC SCENE
The Big Hunt NW DC Jakes American Grille NW DC The Salty Dog Tavern NW DC The Bier Baron Tavern NW DC Black Whisky NW DC Tortoise & Hare Arlington VA Vendetta NE DC Stetsons Famous Bar & Grill NW DC Union Jacks' Bethesda MD Arlington Cinema N' Drafthouse Arlington VC Capitol Lounge SE DC H Street Country Club NE DC The Handsome Cock NW DC Petworth Citizen & Reading Room NW DC Wonderland Ballroom NW DC |
discover DC...... UNPLUGGED HOTELS
AIRBnB “Detox” Technology Unplugged get-away Hotel connection istopover.com connecting tourists to locals with rooms to spare (hosts bid for your biz) Vacation Rental By Owner
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discover DC....... WATCHING YOUR DIET
The Plate discover DC.... COFFEE Capitol Grounds Cosi Soho Tea & Coffee Tryst discover DC..... FOOD MARKETS Harris Teeter Safeway Trade Joes www.traderjoes.com Whole Foods www.wholefoodsmarket.com discover DC..... EATERIES Beau Thai Circa Doi Moi Estadio/Doi Mo Etto Good Stuff Eatery KramersbookworksandAfterwards Le Diplomate Mockingbird Hill Red Hen Rockland Ribs We The Pizza discover DC.. HAVE MENU WILL TRAVEL VENGA Daily DC Food Deals Drink Deals Instant Lunch Deals Seamlessly Order Food Secret of DC lunches are social media using Food Truck mobile eateries hitting DC streets during pear lunch hours, 12:00 - 2:00pm, twittering where they will be offering kebabs to cupcakes burgers to steamed buns to pizza making pits stops around DC Squares- Farragut Square, Franklin Square and others. Twitter before heading out to scout parks for new wave eateries such as District of Pi pi-dc.com, Austin Grill twitter.com/agtruckdc, Sauca Grill twitter.com/wheresauca, Meathead Mobile Eatery meatheadme.com. Location changes daily based upon parking availability Capitol Teas Fifth generation of fine tea merchant tea trade family tradition beginning in the 1890's when great-great-grandfather Francis Van Reyk oversaw one of the first tea estates to be planted on Ceylon now known as Sri Lanka www.capitalteas.com discover DC….. ETHNIC MARKETS Ethiopian Habesha Market 1919 Ninth Street NW Japan Hana Japanese Market 2004 17th Street NW Turkish Le Petit Corner Store 1643 34th Street NW discover DC..... ORGANIC Bread & Brew www.breadandbrew.com Noras www.noras.com Americas First Certified Organic Restaurant Saint Ex www.saint-ex.com discover DC..... FOOD: MELTS & MORE Bens Chili Bowl The Diner Open 24-7 Food www.dceats.org Good Stuff Eatery Grub Hub www.grubhub.com Kramersbookwords & Afterwords Ollies Trolley Silver Diner SOhO Tea & Coffee 7 Days A Week Free Wireless With Minimum Purchase 2150 P Street NW 202 463 7646 Tabard Inn Tryst discover DC...... STICK SHIFTS: FOOD TRUCKS American Tops Food Company Big Cheese @bigcheesetruck Blues BBQ Co @blues bluesbbque.com Blue Nine Mobile Food and Kitchen Capmac www.capmacdc.com Cupcake Buggy www.cupcakebuggy.com twitter.com/cupcakebuggy Dangerously Delicious DC Lottery Mobile Truck www.dclottery.com DC Slices www.dcslices.com DC Taco Eat Wonky www.eatwonky.com Fojol Bros Of Merlindia @fojolbros Food Truck Fiesta www.foodtruckfiesta.com Halal Gyro Plus Kraving Kabob @kravingkabob Orange Cow Udderly Irresistable Sundaes Peoples Bao www.peoplesbao.com twitter.com/peoplesbao Pleasant Pops @pleasantpops PI Pizza www.pi-dc.com PORC Purveyors Of Fine Cuisine Red Hook Lobster Pound @Sabora Street @saborastreet.com Rolls On Rolls Sangon Wheels Sauca Eat @wheresauca Seoul Food Twitter.com/SeoulFoodDC Sin City Ice Cream Sixth and Rye twitter.com/sixthandrye Sol Mexican Grill Stix twitter.com/eatstix Sweetgreen Takorean @takorean The Rolling Ficelle twitter.com/theficelle Truckeroo Warrent City Red Hots @windycityredhot Yellow Vendor twitter.com/yellowvendor discover DC…. Vegan Desserts BROWNIES Sticky Fingers Bakery www.stickyfingersbakery.com CHEESECAKE Busboys & Poets www.busboysandpoets.com COOKIES www.chezharegpastries.com CUPCAKES Hello Cupcake www.hellocupcakeonline.com DESSERTS www.emilysdesserts.com PIES Dangerously Delicious Pies |
discover DC...... DISTRICT FARMERS MARKETS
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discover DC..... TELEVISION
Searchable TV Listings
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