Beacon Hill

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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  • Type: Suburb with 9,310 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Boston
  • Also known as: “Beacon Hill Historic District”, “Beacon Hill, Boston”, and “邦克山”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Phillips School and Louisburg Square.

Historic building
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The was a 19th-century school located in Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts.

Square
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is a street in the Beacon Hill…

Government building
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The , also known as the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Back Bay-Beacon Hill and West End.

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood of …

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A city of history and tradition, offers a proud…

Beacon Hill

Latitude
42.35871° or 42° 21′ 31″ north
Longitude
-71.06783° or 71° 4′ 4″ west
Population
9,310
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W5J+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158812288
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4930010
Wiki­data ID
Q812889
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Beacon Hill” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “灯塔山”
  • Dutch: “Beacon Hill”
  • French: “Beacon Hill”
  • German: “Beacon Hill”
  • Hebrew: “ביקן היל”
  • Italian: “Beacon Hill”
  • Japanese: “ビーコンヒル (ボストン)”
  • Japanese: “ビーコンヒル”
  • Korean: “비컨힐 (보스턴)”
  • Korean: “비컨힐”
  • Portuguese: “Beacon Hill”
  • Russian: “Бикон Хилл”
  • Slovenian: “Beacon Hill”
  • Spanish: “Beacon Hill”
  • Swedish: “Beacon Hill”
  • Turkish: “Beacon Hill”
  • Ukrainian: “Beacon Hill (Бостон)”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Downtown Crossing and Adams Square.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Phillips School and Nichols House.

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Worth a closer look: Boston and Cambridge.

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