Charles River
The Charles River, sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles, is an 80-mile-long river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a meandering route which doubles back on itself several times and travels through 23 cities and towns before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.Photo: Lstrong2k, CC BY-SA 1.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Deer Brook”, “Massachusetts River”, “Quinobequin”, “Quinobequin River”, and “Quinobin River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include TD Garden and USS Cassin Young.
TD Garden
Stadium
Photo: Nywalton, Public domain.
TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995.
USS Cassin Young
Museum
Photo: ROxBo, Public domain.
USS Cassin Young is a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942.
Old North Church
Church
Photo: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0.
The Old North Church is an Episcopal mission church located in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The church, which was built in 1723, is the oldest standing church building in the city and a National Historic Landmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and East Boston.
North End
Photo: Rellimaz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Known as "Little Italy" for over a hundred years, the North End proudly carries the torch of Boston's Italian heritage. Its narrow, dense streets consistently draw hordes of visitors looking to experience old world culture and first class dining.
East Boston
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
A lot of neighborhoods claim to be diverse, but East Boston is the real deal. "Eastie", as the locals call it, has always been a welcoming place for immigrants hoping to gain a toehold in Boston.
Dock Square
Neighborhood
Photo: M2545, Public domain.
Dock Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, is a public square adjacent to Faneuil Hall, bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower.
Charles River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Charles River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر تشارلز”
- Asturian: “Ríu Charles”
- Basque: “Charles (ibaia)”
- Basque: “Charles”
- Bavarian: “Charles River”
- Belarusian: “Чарлз (рака)”
- Belarusian: “Чарлз”
- Belarusian: “Чарльз”
- Catalan: “Charles River”
- Catalan: “Riu Charles”
- Cebuano: “Charles River”
- Central Kurdish: “ڕووباری چارلز”
- Chinese: “查尔斯河”
- Chuvash: “Чарльз”
- Croatian: “Charles (rijeka)”
- Croatian: “Charles”
- Danish: “Charles River”
- Dutch: “Charles River”
- Dutch: “Charles”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشارلز”
- Esperanto: “Charles”
- Esperanto: “Rivero Karolo”
- Estonian: “Charlesi jõgi”
- Finnish: “Charlesjoki”
- French: “Charles”
- French: “Fleuve Charles”
- French: “rivière Charles”
- French: “Rivière Charles”
- Galician: “Río Charles”
- German: “Charles River”
- Hebrew: “צ’ארלס”
- Irish: “Abhainn Charles”
- Italian: “Charles”
- Japanese: “チャールズ川”
- Korean: “찰스강”
- Lithuanian: “Čarlzas”
- Malayalam: “ചാൾസ് നദി”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Charles River”
- Norwegian: “Charles River”
- Persian: “رود چارلز”
- Persian: “رودخانه چارلز”
- Polish: “Charles”
- Portuguese: “Rio Charles”
- Russian: “Чарлз”
- Russian: “Чарльз”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Charles (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Charles”
- Slovenian: “Charles River”
- Spanish: “Rio Charles”
- Spanish: “Río Charles”
- Swahili: “Mto Charles”
- Swedish: “Charles River”
- Turkish: “Charles Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Чарлз (річка)”
- Ukrainian: “Чарльз (річка)”
- Ukrainian: “Чарльз”
- Venetian: “Charles”
- Welsh: “Afon Charles”
- Western Frisian: “Charles”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shipyard Park and USS Cassin Young.
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