Dorchester Center
Dorchester Center is a neighborhood in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Dorchester Center is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ashmont, as well as near Mount Bowdoin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Talbot Avenue station and Shawmut station.
Talbot Avenue station
Railway station
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Talbot Avenue station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Fairmount Line. It is located near Codman Square in the Dorchester neighborhood.
Shawmut station
Metro station
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Shawmut station is a subway station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Ashmont branch of the MBTA's Red Line. It is located on Dayton Street in the Dorchester neighborhood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorchester and Ashmont.
Dorchester
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So, you've decided to visit Dorchester. Congratulations! Boston's largest neighborhood had long been written off, dismissed as “too dangerous” by those who had never set foot here.
Ashmont
Neighborhood
Ashmont is a section of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It includes the subsections of Ashmont Hill, Peabody Square, and Ashmont-Adams.
Fields Corner
Neighborhood
Fields Corner is a historic commercial district in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States founded in June 1630.
Dorchester Center
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Port Norfolk”
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.29177° or 42° 17′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.07172° or 71° 4′ 18″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
87JC7WRH+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 158870846OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4934979
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Codman Square Post Office and Second Church in Dorchester.
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