Hughes Memorial Tower

Local nameHughes Memorial Tower
LocationBrightwood, Washington D.C., United States

The Hughes Memorial Tower is a radio tower located in Washington, D.C. at 6001 Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of 9th Street NW and Peabody Street NW. At 761 ft, it is the tallest structure of any kind within Washington, D.C., surpassing the Washington Monument by more than 200 ft and the WTTG Television Tower by 55 ft. And the second tallest freestanding structure in the entire Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, after the 809-foot tall River Road Tower in Bethesda, MD.Built on January 15, 1989, the tower sits at 38°57′47″N 77°1′36″W and at an elevation of 87.7 m above mean sea level.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Memorial_Tower

Address 6001 Georgia Ave NW, Washington 20011, United States

Coordinates 38°57'46.93" N -77°1'36.011" E

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