Back Bay

Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.
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  • Suburb with 17,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
  • Description: neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as
    “02116”
    “Back Bay (Boston)”
    “Back Bay Historic District”
    “Back Bay, Boston, MA”
    “Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts”
    “Back Bay, Boston, Massachussets”
    “Back Bay, Massachusetts”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Exeter Street Theatre and Copley Square.
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The is a Richardsonian…
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is a public square in Boston's Back Bay…
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The is the oldest non-profit art association in the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Back Bay-Beacon Hill and Bay Village.
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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods.
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is the smallest officially recognized…
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Possessing the largest Victorian row house district…

Back Bay

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Latitude
42.35071° or 42° 21′ 3″ north
Longitude
-71.07973° or 71° 4′ 47″ west
Open location code
87JC9W2C+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158900297
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4929532
Wiki­data ID
Q141690

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Back Bay” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “后湾”
  • Dutch: “Back Bay”
  • French: “Back Bay Historic District”
  • French: “Back Bay”
  • German: “Back Bay”
  • Japanese: “バックベイ”
  • Japanese: “バックベリー”
  • Korean: “백 베이”
  • Korean: “백베이”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Back Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Back Bay”
  • Portuguese: “Back Bay (Boston)”
  • Portuguese: “Back Bay”
  • Russian: “Бэк Бэй”
  • Slovenian: “Back Bay”
  • Turkish: “Back Bay”
  • Ukrainian: “Бек-Бей (Бостон)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бек-Бей”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Newbury Street and Childs Gallery.

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