Central Square

Central Square is an area in centered on the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street and Western Avenue. Lafayette Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street and Main Street…
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Central Square, Cambridge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Central station and Clifton Merriman Post Office Building.

Metro station
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is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rapid transit station in . It serves the Red Line and has a street-level terminal for the MBTA bus system.

Post office
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The , also known as the U.S. Post Office-Central Square, is an historic post office at 770 Massachusetts Avenue within Central Square in .

Church
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St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church is a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America located in Central Square of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Riverside.

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is a city in , across the Charles River from . It is renowned as the home of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both widely considered to be among the best universities in the world.

Suburb
, also known as "Area 7", is a neighborhood of bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the north, River Street on the east, the on the south, and JFK Street on the west.

Suburb
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is one of the neighborhoods of the city of . It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the , the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street.

Central Square

Latitude
42.36551° or 42° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
-71.104° or 71° 6′ 14″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87JC9V8W+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358260131
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4932645
Wiki­data ID
Q5061835
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Central Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中央广场”
  • Chinese: “中央廣場”
  • Chinese: “劍橋中央廣場”
  • Dutch: “Central Square”
  • French: “carré centrale”
  • French: “Central Square”

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