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Washington, DC Map Maker

Draw on a free map of Washington, DC. Outline areas, plot places and routes, and label anything, starting from the city's city limits. Nothing to install, and no account needed to start.

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Mapping Washington, DC

Washington, DC is a planned city on the Potomac, with the National Mall at its center and neighborhoods like Capitol Hill, Georgetown, Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan around it. Its four quadrants, NW, NE, SW and SE, meet at the Capitol.

Use the outline to plan a day on the National Mall, map museums you want to visit, or draw zones by quadrant for deliveries or canvassing.

Ideas for your Washington, DC map

  • Plan a day on the National Mall
  • Map Smithsonian museums to visit
  • Draw zones by quadrant for canvassing

How to make a map of Washington, DC

  1. 1

    Start from the outline

    The map opens on Washington, DC's city limits, locked so it won't move as you draw over it.

  2. 2

    Draw and add places

    Pick a tool from the toolbar to drop points, draw lines and routes, outline areas or add text. Search for any address or place to add it.

  3. 3

    Style it

    Choose colors, icons, labels and a basemap. Group features into folders, and add descriptions that pop up when someone clicks.

  4. 4

    Save it and share it

    Save the map to sign up free, and keep editing it in your account. Publish it at a link, or embed it in your website.

The docs go further: drawing, styling, importing your data and publishing.

Keep your map

Sign up free to save what you draw, keep editing it, and share it at a link or embed it in your site.

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Questions

Is this Washington, DC map free?

Yes. You can draw on it without an account, and saving your map to a free squidmaps account doesn't cost anything during the beta.

Do I need to sign up to use it?

No. Draw as much as you like: your map is kept in this browser while you work. To keep it for good, edit it later and share it, save it and sign up with your email address.

Can I add my own places to the map of Washington, DC?

Yes. Search for addresses and places, drop pins, draw routes and areas, or import a spreadsheet, CSV or GeoJSON file of your own.

How do I share my map?

Once it's saved to your account, publish it: it gets its own link that anyone can open, and code to embed it in a website.

Can I download a map of Washington, DC?

You can export your map's features as GeoJSON or as a squidmaps map document from the menu under the squid, and open them in other mapping tools.