Commonwealth Pier

Commonwealth Pier is a pier in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Commonwealth Pier is situated nearby to Boston Fish Pier, as well as near the museum Institute of Contemporary Art.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Institute of Contemporary Art and Boston Fish Pier.

Institute of Contemporary Art

Museum

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The Institute of Contemporary Art is an art museum and exhibition space located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The museum was founded as the Boston Museum of Modern Art in 1936. Institute of Contemporary Art is situated 820 feet northwest of Commonwealth Pier.

Boston Fish Pier

Pier

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The Boston Fish Pier is the central site for the fishing industry based in Boston, Massachusetts. Located on Northern Avenue in South Boston in Boston's Inner Harbor, the pier has played this role since its establishment in 1910. Boston Fish Pier is situated 660 feet southeast of Commonwealth Pier.

Boston Children’s Museum

Museum

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Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. Boston Children’s Museum is situated 2,500 feet west of Commonwealth Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seaport and Downtown Boston.

Seaport

Suburb

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The Seaport is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of South Boston, and is also sometimes called the Innovation District.

Downtown Boston

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Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Leather District

Suburb

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The Leather District is a neighborhood of Boston near South Street, between the Financial District and Chinatown. The Leather District is a tightly defined area bounded by Kneeland Street to the south, Essex Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the east and Lincoln Street to the west.

Commonwealth Pier

Type: Pier
Category: transportation
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35153° or 42° 21′ 6″ north

Longitude

-71.0405° or 71° 2′ 26″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87JC9X25+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 857364490

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pier

GeoNames ID

4933705

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