Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill is a hill in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, and is the third-highest point within 12 miles of downtown Boston. The hill is in Prospect Hill Park on the west side of Waltham, near Route 128.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 443 feet
- Description: Hill and park in near Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Also known as: “Prospect Hill, Waltham, Massachusetts”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brandeis University and Rose Art Museum.
Brandeis University
University
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Brandeis University is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a non-sectarian, coeducational university, Brandeis was established on the site of the former Middlesex University.
Rose Art Museum
Museum
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The Rose Art Museum, founded in 1961, is a part of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, US. Named after founding benefactors Edward and Bertha Rose, it offers temporary exhibitions, and it displays and houses works of art from its permanent collection of 9,000 objects.
Usen Castle
Castle
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The Castle, also known as Usen Castle, is a historic building at 415 South Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Medieval style structure, built in 1928 in the style of a Norman castle, stands on the campus of Brandeis University, where it served as a dormitory until 2017.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waltham and Weston.
Waltham
Waltham is a city in the American state of Massachusetts. It is 10 miles west of central Boston on the Charles River, and 3 miles from the city limits to the east.
Weston
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Weston is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 12,000. Weston is the most affluent place in Massachusetts and one of the most affluent in the United States. It is home to Regis College.
Watertown
Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, part of Greater Boston. The population was 35,329 in the 2020 census. Its neighborhoods include Bemis, Coolidge Square, East Watertown, Watertown Square, and the West End.
Prospect Hill
- Category: landform
- Location: City of Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.3887° or 42° 23′ 19″ northLongitude
-71.2537° or 71° 15′ 13″ westElevation
443 feet (135 metres)Open location code
87JC9PQW+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 358272473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q22073881
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