Cambridge Common
Cambridge Common is a public park and National Historic Landmark in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It is located near Harvard Square and borders on several parts of Harvard University.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Park
- Description: green space in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Cambridge Common (Cambridge, Massachusetts)” and “Cambridge Common, Cambridge, Massachusetts”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America and Harvard College Observatory.
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Library
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The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is a research library at Harvard Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University.
Harvard College Observatory
Observatory
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The Harvard College Observatory is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy.
Harvard Kennedy School
University
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The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as the Harvard Kennedy School, is the graduate school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cambridge Historic District and Baldwin.
Old Cambridge Historic District
Neighborhood
The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts that dates to colonial times.
Baldwin
Neighborhood
Baldwin, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Avon Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Avon Hill Historic District is a residential historic district near Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Set atop Avon Hill southwest of Porter Square, this subdivision, laid out about 1870, contains a concentration of the finest Victorian and Second Empire residential buildings in the city.
Cambridge Common
- Categories: historic district and recreation area
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.37669° or 42° 22′ 36″ northLongitude
-71.121° or 71° 7′ 16″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87JC9VGH+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 10566164OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Cambridge Common” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cambridge Common”
Localities in the Area
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