Broad Canal

Broad Canal is a short canal in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, previously larger and part of the now-vanished canal system that made Cambridge an active seaport.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kendall Cogeneration Station and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Power station
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kendall facility is an energy facility owned by Vicinity Energy that produces steam and electricity to the cities of and . Owned by GenOn Energy in 2012, in 2013 Veolia Energy North America purchased the plant from NRG Energy.

Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a teaching hospital located in the neighborhood of , Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of /Harvard University, and houses the world's largest hospital-based research program with an annual research budget of more than $1.2 billion in 2021.

Stadium
Photo: Nywalton, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose arena in , Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kendall Square and East Cambridge.

Locality
Photo: Daderot, CC0.
is a neighborhood in , United States. The square itself is located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of . is bounded by the and the neighborhood of Boston on the east, the border on the north, Broadway and Main Street on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west.

Suburb
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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and 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.

Broad Canal

Latitude
42.3626° or 42° 21′ 45″ north
Longitude
-71.07894° or 71° 4′ 44″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87JC9W7C+2C
Geo­Names ID
4931391
Wiki­data ID
Q4971853
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Satellite Map

Discover Broad Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Broad Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Broad Canal (kanal sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
  • Cebuano: “Broad Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورد كانال”
  • French: “canal large”
  • French: “Canal large”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Charles Park and Longfellow Bridge.

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