Hains Point
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Hains Point is located between the main branch of the Potomac River and the Washington Channel at the southern tip of the East Potomac Park peninsula in southwest Washington, D.C.. The location is southwest of the confluence of the Anacostia River and the Potomac River at nearby Arsenal Point. Hains Point faces Fort Lesley McNair and the National War College, both of which are on the eastern shore of the Washington Channel, and Bolling Air Force Base, across the Anacostia River. To the west is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Further northwest on the peninsula is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
A sculpture called The Awakening was installed at Hains Point in 1980; it was moved to the National Harbor development on February 19, 2008. Hains Point contains the East Potomac Golf Club and East Potomac Aquatic Center. East Potomac Park is lined with a concrete walking/bike path around its perimeter, and the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers often overflow their banks during high tide, covering the path with water.
The 3.2 mile (5.2 km) smooth, straight, and flat stretch of road around Hains Point (Buckeye Drive and Ohio Drive) is a favorite of the local bicycling and inline skating community. The loop goes clockwise and traffic is one way on Ohio Drive.
Hains Point is frequented by many local residents of the DC metropolitan area, particularly during the summer. Parking spaces can be found on Ohio Drive, which extends along the perimeter of the park. Hains Point can be accessed easily by persons with mobility problems.
Hains Point is named in memory of Peter Conover Hains, Major General, United States Army, who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He designed the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., thus solving the drainage problems and foul smell of most of the Washington area marshlands. Hains was born in 1840 and died in 1921. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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