Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a peak in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 52 feet. Beacon Hill is situated nearby to the suburb West End, as well as near the locality Adams Square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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: Audience, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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, now a private residence, was a boarding home located in 3 Smith Court in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, opposite the former African Meeting House, now the Museum of African American History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beacon Hill and West End.
Beacon Hill
Suburb
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Downtown Boston
Photo: Godsendlemiwinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.
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″ northLongitude
-71.06616° or 71° 3′ 58″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87JC9W5M+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 358276370OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
4930009
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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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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Boston and Adams Square.
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