Woodland-Normanstone Terrace is a small residential neighborhood in Northwest

Washington, D.C. (northwest)

Northwest is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street...

 Washington, DC, adjoining the larger neighborhoods of Woodley Park

Woodley Park (Neighborhood)

Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, DC. It is bounded on the north by Woodley Road and Klingle Road, on the east by the National Zoo and Rock Creek Park, on the south by Calvert Street, on the southwest by Cleveland Avenue, and on the west by 34th Street.Adjoining neighborhoods...

, Massachusetts Heights

Massachusetts Heights

Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, DC, dominated by the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral.The neighborhood is bounded to the north by Woodley Road, to the southwest by Massachusetts Avenue, to the east by 34th Street NW, and to the west by Wisconsin...

, and Observatory Circle

Observatory Circle (neighborhood)

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. It is therefore often thought to be part of one of those neighborhoods.

Woodland-Normanstone Terrace is bounded on the north by Garfield Street, on the northeast by Cleveland Avenue, on the southwest by Fulton Street and Normanstone Drive, and on the south and east by Rock Creek Park

Rock Creek Park

Rock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with public park facilities that bisects Washington, D.C. The park is administered by the National Park Service.-Rock Creek Park:The main section of the park contains , or , along the Rock Creek Valley...

. It is served by the Woodley Park Metro

Washington Metro

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 station on the Red Line

Red Line (Washington Metro)

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Woodland-Normanstone Terrace is a very small enclave tucked into the park. It is named after Woodland Drive, its main street, and the cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

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Normanstone Terrace, its centralmost. There are no commercial businesses. it is a beautiful and cohesive neighborhood of detached single-family homes.