Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill is a peak in , and has an elevation of 709 feet. Prospect Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bancroft Tower and Clark University.

Memorial
Photo: Rabin Karki, CC BY 2.0.
is a 56-foot-high tower of granite and natural stone, which looks like a miniature feudal castle. It is in Salisbury Park, in the city of .

University
Photo: Namiba, Public domain.
is a private research university in , United States. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the United States.

Library
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , located in , is a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Historic District and Hammond Heights.

Neighborhood
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The in is a 5-acre historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Hamlet
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is an historic neighborhood subdivision on the west side of . It includes properties along Germain, Haviland, Highland, and Westland Streets and Institute Road, most of which were built between 1890 and 1918, and is a good example of a turn-of-the-century residential subdivision, with a diversity of period architectural styles.

Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an expansive residential area in northwestern . It is centered on Cedar and William Streets, and includes properties on adjacent streets.

Prospect Hill

Latitude
42.27704° or 42° 16′ 37″ north
Longitude
-71.81618° or 71° 48′ 58″ west
Elevation
709 feet (216 metres)
Open location code
87JC75GM+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358271625
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
4948054
Wiki­data ID
Q49064201
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Satellite Map

Discover Prospect Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Prospect Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Prospect Hill”

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