Heat Prompts DC to Extend Some Pool Hours

See a list of pools that are open longer then normal because of the extreme heat in Washington, D.C.
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Heat Prompts DC to Extend Some Pool Hours
Zachary Stieber
7/16/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Some pools in Washington D.C. will be open longer today (July 16) and tomorrow to help people deal with high temperatures and high humidity, the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation said on Tuesday.

Here’s a list of which pools are open longer than normal. Pools that aren’t listed are running on a normal schedule. 

Ward 1
Banneker Recreation Center Pool  (2500 Georgia Avenue NW)  ||  Tues., July 17: 1:00 pm - 8:30 pm  ||  Wed., July 18: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 
Ward 2
Francis Pool  (25th & N Street, NW)   ||  Wed., July 18: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm  ** Closed on Tuesdays
Jelleff Recreation Center Pool  (3265 S Street NW)  || 11:00 am - 8:00 pm  ** Closed on Wednesdays
Volta Park Pool (1555 34th Street, NW)  ||  12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  (both days)

Ward 4
Upshur Recreation Center Pool  (4300 Arkansas Avenue NW)  ||  Tues., July 17: 1:00 pm - 8:30 pm  ||  Wed., July 18: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 
Ward 5
Harry Thomas Sr. Pool (1743 Lincoln Road NE)  || 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  ** Closed on Tuesdays
Langdon Park Pool (2860 Mills Avenue NW)  ||  Tues., July 17: 1:00 pm - 8:30 pm  ||  Wed., July 18: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Theodore Hagans Jr. Pool (3201 Fort Lincoln Drive, NE)  ||  Tues., July 17: 11:00 a.m. - 8:30 pm  ||  Wed., July 18: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm                         

Ward 6
Randall Pool (25 I Street SW)  ||  Tues., July 17: 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  ||  Wed., July 18: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Rosedale Pool  (1701 Gales Street, NE)  ||  1:00 pm - 8:00 pm  ** Closed on Wednesdays

Ward 7
Benning Park Pool  (Southern Ave. & Fable St., SE)  ||  Tues., July 17: 1:00 pm - 8:30 pm  ||  Wed., July 18: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fort Dupont Pool  (830 Ridge Road SE)  || 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  ** Closed on Tuesdays
Kelly Miller Pool  (4900 Brooks Street NE)  || 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  (both days)

Ward 8
Anacostia Pool (1800 Anacostia Drive SE)  || 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.  (both days)                            
Barry Farm Pool (1230 Sumner Road, SE)  ||  11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.  ** Closed on Tuesdays   
Douglass Pool  (1921 Fredrick Douglass Court SE)  ||  11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.  ** Closed on Wednesdays
Fort Stanton Pool (1800 Erie Street, SE)  ||  Tues., July 16: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.  ||  Wed., July 17: 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Oxon Run Pool (501 Mississippi Avenue, SE)  ||  Tues., July 17: 1:00 pm - 8:30 pm  ||  Wed., July 18: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm