Westgate

Westgate is a dormitory in City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts which is located on Memorial Drive. Westgate is situated nearby to the park Fort Washington, as well as near Judson B. Coit Observatory.

Type: Dormitory
Also known as: “W85 Westgate”
Address: 540 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Washington and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Fort Washington

Park

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Fort Washington, also known as Fort Washington Park, is a historic site at 95 Waverly Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was built by soldiers of the Continental Army under the orders of George Washington in November 1775.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Museum

Photo: Biruitorul, Public domain.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is situated 1¼ miles south of Westgate.

Judson B. Coit Observatory

Observatory

Judson B. Coit Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Boston University on the roof of the College of Arts & Sciences at 725 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Judson B. Coit Observatory is situated 1,800 feet south of Westgate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridgeport and Fenway-Kenmore.

Cambridgeport

Suburb

Photo: Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0.

Cambridgeport is one of the neighborhoods of the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the Charles River, the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street.

Fenway-Kenmore

Photo: kenji ross, CC BY 2.0.

The Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.

Central Square

Neighborhood

Photo: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered on the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street and Western Avenue. Lafayette Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street and Main Street…

Westgate

Categories: building and residential building
Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.355° or 42° 21′ 18″ north

Longitude

-71.10326° or 71° 6′ 12″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Levels

Height

170 feet (52 metres)

Roof shape

flat

Open location code

87JC9V4W+2M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 262724455

OpenStreetMap feature

building=dormitory

GeoNames ID

12358625

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