Waban Playground

Waban Playground is in City of Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Waban Playground is situated nearby to the retail building Strong’s Block, as well as near the railway stop Waban station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waban station and Strong’s Block.

Waban station

Railway stop

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Waban station is a surface-level light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line D branch, located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square in the Waban section of Newton, Massachusetts. Waban station is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Waban Playground.

Strong’s Block

Retail building

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Strong's Block is a historic commercial building at 1637–1651 Beacon Street in the center of Waban Village, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1896, this 2+1⁄2-story brick Flemish Revival structure is one of a small number of surviving 19th century commercial blocks in the city. Strong’s Block is situated 790 feet east of Waban Playground.

Brae Burn Country Club

Golf course

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Brae Burn Country Club is a country club located in Newton, Massachusetts. Brae Burn was originally a six-hole golf course but quickly evolved into a nine-hole course and then a full 18-hole course. Brae Burn Country Club is situated 2,200 feet north of Waban Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waban and Newton Lower Falls.

Waban

Village

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Waban is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Newton Lower Falls

Village

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Newton Lower Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The commercial area extends across the Charles River into Wellesley, where it is known as Wellesley Lower Falls, where a majority of the retail businesses are located.

Newton Upper Falls

Village

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Newton Upper Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Massachusetts, United States. The village is listed as the Newton Upper Falls Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

Waban Playground

Location: City of Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.32704° or 42° 19′ 37″ north

Longitude

-71.23394° or 71° 14′ 2″ west

Elevation

151 feet (46 metres)

Open location code

87JC8QG8+RC

GeoNames ID

4954212

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