Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson is a memorial in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Leif Ericson is situated nearby to the house Frederick Ayer Mansion, as well as near the bridge Bowker Overpass.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charlesgate Hotel and Hynes Convention Center station.
Charlesgate Hotel
Historic building
Hynes Convention Center station
Railway station
Photo: IliketrainsR211T, CC BY 4.0.
Hynes Convention Center station is an underground light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line. It is located at the intersection of Newbury Street and Massachusetts Avenue near the western end of the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Hynes Convention Center station is situated 1,200 feet east of Leif Ericson.
Kenmore station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kenmore station is an underground light rail station on the MBTA Green Line, located under Kenmore Square in the Fenway/Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Kenmore station is situated 1,200 feet west of Leif Ericson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fenway-Kenmore and Back Bay.
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.
Back Bay
Suburb
Kendall Square
Locality
Leif Ericson
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Leif the Discoverer, Son of Erik, who sailed from Iceland and landed on this continent, AD 1000.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.34903° or 42° 20′ 57″ northLongitude
-71.09137° or 71° 5′ 29″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87JC8WX5+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 345437365OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frederick Ayer Mansion and Bowker Overpass.
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