University Heights is a neighborhood adjacent to
The Catholic University of America in Ward 5 of
Northeast
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Washington, D.C. in the Upper Northeast area element. It is located east of the University and west of the
Franciscan Monastery, bounded by the tracks for the
Red Line of the
Washington Metro
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to the west; 14th Street NE to the east; Taylor Street to the north; and Otis Street to the south. University Heights is in DC Neighborhood Cluster 20
along with the
Michigan Park (Washington, D.C.)
Michigan Park is a neighborhood in Ward 5 of Northeast
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and
North Michigan Park neighborhoods.
University Heights is often thought of as a section of the
Brookland neighborhood, largely because Brookland Elementary School is inside University Heights, but is actually a separate neighborhood north of Brookland proper.
Contained within University Heights are Fort Bunker Hill Park and Turkey Thicket Park & Recreation Center.
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Neighborhoods in Northeast (Washington, D.C.)
Catholic University of America
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