Beacon Hill

Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston'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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include African Meeting House and Massachusetts State House.

African Meeting House

Historic building

Photo: Swampyank, Public domain.

The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States.

Massachusetts State House

Government building

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston.

William C. Nell House

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The William C. Nell House is a former boarding home located in 3 Smith Court in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It sits opposite the former African Meeting House, now the Museum of African American History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and Boston.

West End

Suburb

Photo: RawheaD Rex, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The West End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the Charles River to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.

Boston

Photo: soelin, CC BY 2.0.

A city of history and tradition, Boston offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.

Beacon Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 52 feet
Also known as: “Centry Hill”, “Sentry Hill”, “Sentry Peak”, “Tramont”, “Treamount”, “Tremont”, and “Trimountain”
Category: landform
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35982° or 42° 21′ 35″ north

Longitude

-71.06616° or 71° 3′ 58″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

87JC9W5M+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358276370

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4930009

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Beacon Hill” goes by many names.

Chinese: “灯塔山”
French: “Beacon Hill”
German: “Beacon Hill”
Japanese: “ビーコンヒル”
Korean: “비컨힐”
Portuguese: “Beacon Hill”
Spanish: “Beacon Hill”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bowdoin School (1898) and Myrtle St. Playground.

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