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Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Taxiway Guidance Sign
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Crossing Gate and Flashing Light Signal
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Channel Marking Buoy

 
 
Taxiway Guidance Sign, Crossing Gate and Flashing Light Signal, Channel Marking Buoy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
1. Taxiway Guidance Sign, Crossing Gate and Flashing Light Signal, Channel Marking Buoy Marker
Inscription.
Taxiway Guidance Sign
The colors, letters and design of standardized airport signs on taxiways and runways provide specific instructions to pilots.

Crossing Gate and Flashing Light Signal
Uniform traffic signs, sounds, signals and gates at rail crossings alert the public to oncoming trains.

Channel Marking Buoy
Buoys mark safe channels and identify regulations or objects located underwater for boats navigating waterways.
 
Erected by U.S. Department of Transportation.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceRailroads & StreetcarsWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2004.
 
Location. 38° 52.582′ N, 77° 0.189′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. It is on M Street Southeast east of New Jersey Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ship's Propeller / Airplane Propeller / Truck Wheel (here, next to this marker); 1922 (here, next to this marker); 1926 (a few
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steps from this marker); 1932 (a few steps from this marker); 1927 (a few steps from this marker); 1925 (a few steps from this marker); 1923 (a few steps from this marker); 1900 / 1920 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
 
Taxiway Guidance Sign, Crossing Gate and Flashing Light Signal, Channel Marking Buoy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
2. Taxiway Guidance Sign, Crossing Gate and Flashing Light Signal, Channel Marking Buoy Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 30, 2026