Charles River Basin
Charles River Basin is a reservoir in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Charles River Basin is situated nearby to the suburb West End, as well as near East Cambridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include TD Garden and Lechmere Viaduct.
TD Garden
Stadium
Lechmere Viaduct
Bridge
The Lechmere Viaduct is a concrete arch bridge connecting the West End neighborhood of Boston to East Cambridge, Massachusetts. Opened in 1912, the viaduct carries the MBTA's Green Line over the Charles River.
Richard McKinnon State Park
Park
Richard McKinnon State Park, formerly North Point Park, is an 8.5-acre park located along the left bank of the Charles River on the border of Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, created as mitigation for the taking of planned parkland for the construction of the Big Dig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and East Cambridge.
West End
Suburb
The West End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the Charles River to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.
East Cambridge
Suburb
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston on the east, the Somerville border on the north, Broadway and Main Street on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west.
Beacon Hill
Suburb
Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston'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.
Charles River Basin
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36815° or 42° 22′ 5″ north
Longitude
-71.07033° or 71° 4′ 13″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W9H+7V
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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