Emerald Necklace
The Emerald Necklace consists of a 1,100-acre chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. It was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and gets its name from the way the planned chain appears to hang from the "neck" of the Boston peninsula.
Photo: Boston, Public domain.- Type: Park
- Description: chain of parks in Boston, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Olmsted Park System”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Heath Street station and Boston Children’s Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brookline and Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill.
Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill
Emerald Necklace
- Categories: historic district and park system
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.32258° or 42° 19′ 21″ north
Longitude
-71.11693° or 71° 7′ 1″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
87JC8VFM+26
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Emerald Necklace” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “绿宝石项链”
- German: “Emerald Necklace”
- Japanese: “エメラルド・ネックレス公園”
- Russian: “«Изумрудное ожерелье»”
- Slovenian: “Smaragdna ogrlica”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Back of the Hill and Brookline Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wards Pond and Harry Downes Field.
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