Compass Building
Compass Building is a building in City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Compass Building is situated nearby to the neighborhood Baldwin, as well as near Harvard Museum of Natural History.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Harvard College Observatory.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Museum
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, with particular focus on the ethnography and archaeology of the Americas. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Compass Building.
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 College Observatory is situated 2,600 feet west of Compass Building.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum housed in the University Museum Building, located on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Museum of Natural History is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Compass Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baldwin and Avon Hill Historic District.
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.
Porter Square
Neighborhood
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Porter Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard and Davis Squares.
Compass Building
- Type: Building
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.38149° or 42° 22′ 53″ northLongitude
-71.11839° or 71° 7′ 6″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87JC9VJJ+HJGeoNames ID
4933732
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