Downtown DC, District of Columbia, United States · public cameras
Live cameras in Downtown DC, DC
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1,114 public cameras within 30 km of Downtown DC, DC 759 with live video, 910 traffic cameras. Nearest: Iconic US Capitol Dome View, under 1 km E.
Traffic cameras, highway cams and public webcams around Downtown DC, closest first. Open any camera to watch it live on the map.
- Cameras within 30 km
- 1,114
- Live video
- 759 68%; the rest refresh as still images
- Traffic & highway
- 910
- Weather & scenic
- 173
- Camera operators
- 17
- Nearest camera
- < 1 km E Iconic US Capitol Dome View
Live cams in Downtown DC, DC
GodsView indexes 1,114 public cameras within 30 km of central Downtown DC, District of Columbia, United States: 910 traffic & highway, 162 weather & scenic, 31 city & other, 11 river & coast. 759 stream live video; the others are still images that the operator refreshes every few seconds to few minutes.
374 cameras are within 10 km of the centre, 449 between 10 and 20 km and 291 between 20 and 30 km. The closest is Iconic US Capitol Dome View in Washington, under 1 km E of the centre; the closest live video feed is WAMO Cam, 1 km WSW.
The biggest source here is windy with 324 cameras, followed by virginia (294), arlingtonva (259), mdchart (148). Across United States there are 107,616 cameras, so Downtown DC has 1% of the national total.
| Camera | Kind | Provider | Feed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic US Capitol Dome View | City & other | openwebcamdb | Still image | < 1 km E |
| Washington D.C.: US Capitol | Weather & scenic | windy | Still image | 1 km E |
| WAMO Cam | Weather & scenic | earthcam | Live video | 1 km WSW |
| Washington › West: Thomas Jefferson Memorial - Tidal Basin - Lincoln Memorial | Weather & scenic | windy | Still image | 1 km SW |
| SW Washington DC | Weather & scenic | wetmet | Still image | 2 km S |
| The Wharf DC | Weather & scenic | wetmet | Still image | 2 km S |
| Bloom Cam | Weather & scenic | earthcam | Live video | 2 km SW |
| GWU Foggy Bottom Campus - Washington Monument | Weather & scenic | weatherstem | Still image | 2 km W |
| I-395 SB at 14th St. Bridge | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 3 km SW |
| Washington D.C.: I-395 SB at 14th St. Bridge | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 3 km SW |
| Trump Kennedy Center Cam | Weather & scenic | earthcam | Live video | 3 km W |
| I-395 / MM 9.61 /NB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 3 km SW |
| Pentagon City: I-395 - MM 9.61 /NB | Traffic & highway | windy providers | Still image | 3 km SW |
| Pentagon City: I-395 - MM 9.61 /NB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 3 km SW |
| Anacostia River Nr Buzzard Point at Washington | Traffic & highway | hivis | Still image | 3 km SSE |
| I-395 / MM 9.2 / SB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km SW |
| Pentagon City: I-395 - MM 9.2 - SB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km SW |
| I-66 / MM 75 / EB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km W |
| VA-27 / WB / at Columbia Pike | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km WSW |
| Virginia Highlands: VA-27 - WB - at Columbia Pike | Weather & scenic | windy | Still image | 4 km WSW |
| I-66 / MM 74.9 /WB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km W |
| Rosslyn: I-66 - MM 74.9 /WB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km W |
| Arlington: CCTVP-N79375 | Weather & scenic | windy | Still image | 4 km W |
| Wilson Blvd @ N Kent - 320 | Traffic & highway | arlingtonva | Live video | 4 km W |
| I-66 / MM 74.8 / WB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km W |
| Rosslyn: I-66 - MM 74.8 - WB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km W |
| 19th St N @ N Kent - 327 | Traffic & highway | arlingtonva | Live video | 4 km W |
| 12th St S @ S Clark - 208 | Traffic & highway | arlingtonva | Live video | 4 km SW |
| 12th St S at South Clark St | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km SW |
| Pentagon City: 12th St S at South Clark St | Weather & scenic | windy | Still image | 4 km SW |
| Pentagon City: Army Navy Dr at South Eads St | Weather & scenic | windy | Still image | 4 km SW |
| Army Navy Dr at South Eads St | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km SW |
| Army Navy Dr @ S Eads - 009 | Traffic & highway | arlingtonva | Live video | 4 km SW |
| N Lynn St @19th Mid Block - 609 | Traffic & highway | arlingtonva | Live video | 4 km W |
| I-66 / MM 74.6 / WB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km W |
| Highlands › West: Custis Memorial Parkway | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km W |
| 19th St N @ N Lynn - 085 | Traffic & highway | arlingtonva | Live video | 4 km W |
| I-66 / MM 74.6 / EB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km W |
| Rosslyn: I-66 - MM 74.6 - EB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km W |
| RT 29 @ N Lynn (EB) - 088 | Traffic & highway | arlingtonva | Live video | 4 km W |
The 40 closest of 1,114. Open the live map to browse them all.
Traffic cameras in Downtown DC, DC
910 traffic and highway cameras cover roads within 30 km, 725 of them with live video. The most-covered roads are I-95 (110), I-66 (87), I-495 (86), I-395 (46), US-1 (41).
Road cameras are run by transport agencies for traffic management; they show congestion, crashes and road conditions such as snow, but agencies may turn a camera away or blank it during incidents.
| Camera | Kind | Provider | Feed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-395 SB at 14th St. Bridge | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 3 km SW |
| Washington D.C.: I-395 SB at 14th St. Bridge | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 3 km SW |
| I-395 / MM 9.61 /NB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 3 km SW |
| Pentagon City: I-395 - MM 9.61 /NB | Traffic & highway | windy providers | Still image | 3 km SW |
| Pentagon City: I-395 - MM 9.61 /NB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 3 km SW |
| Anacostia River Nr Buzzard Point at Washington | Traffic & highway | hivis | Still image | 3 km SSE |
| I-395 / MM 9.2 / SB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km SW |
| Pentagon City: I-395 - MM 9.2 - SB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km SW |
| I-66 / MM 75 / EB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km W |
| VA-27 / WB / at Columbia Pike | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km WSW |
| I-66 / MM 74.9 /WB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km W |
| Rosslyn: I-66 - MM 74.9 /WB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km W |
| Wilson Blvd @ N Kent - 320 | Traffic & highway | arlingtonva | Live video | 4 km W |
| I-66 / MM 74.8 / WB | Traffic & highway | virginia | Live video | 4 km W |
| Rosslyn: I-66 - MM 74.8 - WB | Traffic & highway | windy | Still image | 4 km W |
Webcams around Downtown DC: weather, skyline and landmarks
204 webcams that are not road cameras: 162 weather & scenic, 31 city & other, 11 river & coast. Weather and skyline webcams are the quickest way to check conditions right now before heading out.
- Iconic US Capitol Dome View City & other, openwebcamdb, < 1 km E
- Washington D.C.: US Capitol Weather & scenic, windy, 1 km E
- WAMO Cam Weather & scenic, earthcam, 1 km WSW
- Washington › West: Thomas Jefferson Memorial - Tidal Basin - Lincoln Memorial Weather & scenic, windy, 1 km SW
- SW Washington DC Weather & scenic, wetmet, 2 km S
- The Wharf DC Weather & scenic, wetmet, 2 km S
- Bloom Cam Weather & scenic, earthcam, 2 km SW
- GWU Foggy Bottom Campus - Washington Monument Weather & scenic, weatherstem, 2 km W
- Trump Kennedy Center Cam Weather & scenic, earthcam, 3 km W
- Virginia Highlands: VA-27 - WB - at Columbia Pike Weather & scenic, windy, 4 km WSW
- Arlington: CCTVP-N79375 Weather & scenic, windy, 4 km W
- Pentagon City: 12th St S at South Clark St Weather & scenic, windy, 4 km SW
Live cameras in nearby cities
7 of 14 nearby cities have more cameras than Downtown DC.
- Live cams in Washington 1,123 cameras, 1 km
- Live cams in Columbia Heights 1,114 cameras, 4 km
- Live cams in Mount Pleasant, DC 1,123 cameras, 5 km
- Live cams in Arlington, VA 1,206 cameras, 7 km
- Live cams in Chillum 1,012 cameras, 8 km
- Live cams in Suitland-Silver Hill 942 cameras, 10 km
- Live cams in Alexandria, VA 1,127 cameras, 10 km
- Live cams in Silver Spring 1,052 cameras, 11 km
About these cameras
Every camera here is published openly by its operator: transport departments, 511 traveller services, tourism boards, weather networks and webcam hosts. GodsView lists them and opens the feed from the operator inside the app; it does not record or store footage.
Feeds go offline for maintenance, at night, or when an operator restricts them during incidents. If a camera is dark, try the next closest one.
Counted within 30 km of the city centre (38.894, -77.020). Camera kinds are inferred from the operator and camera name.
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Data: Public camera operators (state DOTs, 511 services, national road agencies, webcam networks) via the Argus open camera index, GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).