Benning is a residential neighborhood located in Ward 7 of

Northeast The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each se ...

Washington, D.C. It is bounded by

East Capitol Street East Capitol Street is a major street that divides the northeast and southeast quadrants of Washington, D.C. It runs due east from the United States Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The street is uninterrupted until Lincoln Park then continues ...

to the south, Minnesota Avenue to the west, and Benning Road (for which the neighborhood is named) on the north and east. It is served by the

Benning Road station Benning Road is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 22, 1980, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran ...

on the Blue and Silver Lines of the

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Education

The District of Columbia Public Schools operates public schools. The District of Columbia Public Library operates the Benning Neighborhood Library.Hours & Locations
" District of Columbia Public Library. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.

References

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