Southeast (
SE or
S.E.) is the southeastern
quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the
United States, and is located south of
East Capitol Street and east of
South Capitol Street. It includes the
Capitol Hill and
Anacostia neighborhoods, the
Navy Yard, the
U.S. Marine Barracks, the
Anacostia River waterfront,
Eastern Market, the remains of several
Civil War-era forts, historic
St. Elizabeths Hospital,
RFK Stadium,
Nationals Park, and the
Congressional Cemetery. It is also contains a landmark known as "The Big Chair," located on Martin Luther King Avenue. The quadrant is bisected by the
Anacostia River, with the portion that is west of the river sometimes referred to as "
Near Southeast".