Dorchester North
Dorchester North is a locality in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Dorchester North is situated nearby to the neighborhood Uphams Corner, as well as near Savin Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include James Blake House and JFK/UMass station.
James Blake House
Museum
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The James Blake House is the oldest surviving house in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The house was built in 1661 and the date was confirmed by dendrochronology in 2007.
JFK/UMass station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
JFK/UMass station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority intermodal transfer station, located adjacent to the Columbia Point area of Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts.
Edward Everett Square
Park
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edward Everett Square, in Dorchester, Boston, is the intersection of Columbia Road, Massachusetts Avenue, East Cottage Street and Boston Street, that was named in 1894 after a former governor of Massachusetts, Edward Everett, who was born near there.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uphams Corner and Savin Hill.
Uphams Corner
Neighborhood
Savin Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Savin Hill is a section of Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Named after the geographic feature it covers and surrounds, Savin Hill is about one square mile in area, and has a population of about 15,000 people.
South Boston
Photo: Dale Cruse, CC BY 2.0.
Honor. Tradition. Loyalty. If you're familiar with South Boston as presented on the silver screen, these values might spring foremost to your mind. You wouldn't be wrong, but a lot has changed since mob boss Whitey Bulger controlled his criminal underworld from here during the 1970s.
Dorchester North
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Dorchester Hights”
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.31769° or 42° 19′ 4″ northLongitude
-71.05725° or 71° 3′ 26″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
87JC8W9V+34GeoNames ID
4934969
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edward Everett School and Boston Globe Heliport.
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