Porter
Porter is a railway stop in City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Porter is situated nearby to Mary C. Roderick Bridge, as well as near University Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porter station and Porter Square.
Porter station
Railway station
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Porter station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It serves the Red Line rapid transit line, the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, and several MBTA bus lines. Porter station is situated 750 feet northwest of Porter.
Porter Square
Square
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Porter Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard and Davis Squares. Porter Square is situated 730 feet northwest of Porter.
Harvard College Observatory
Observatory
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The Harvard College Observatory is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. Harvard College Observatory is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Porter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baldwin and Spring Hill.
Baldwin
Neighborhood
Baldwin, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Spring Hill
Neighborhood
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Spring Hill is a ridge in the central part of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, and the residential neighborhood that sits atop it.
Davis Square
Neighborhood
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Davis Square is a major intersection in the northwestern section of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, where several streets meet: Holland Street, Dover Street, Day Street, Elm Street, Highland Avenue, and College Avenue.
Porter
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.38709° or 42° 23′ 14″ northLongitude
-71.1169° or 71° 7′ 1″ westOperator
MBTANetwork
MBTAOpen location code
87JC9VPM+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 270764597OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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