BU Central

BU Central is a railway stop in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. BU Central is situated nearby to the railway stop Boston University Central station, as well as near the university School of Theology.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boston University Central station and Judson B. Coit Observatory.

Boston University Central station

Railway stop

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boston University Central station is a surface-level light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located the center median of Commonwealth Avenue west of St.

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 560 feet east of BU Central.

Marsh Chapel

Church

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Marsh Chapel is a building on the campus of Boston University used as the official place of worship of the school. It was named for Daniel L. Marsh, a former president of BU and a Methodist minister. Marsh Chapel is situated 370 feet northeast of BU Central.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fenway-Kenmore and Cambridgeport.

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.

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.

Packard’s Corner

Neighborhood

Packard's Corner is located in Boston, Massachusetts at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Brighton Avenue. Packard's Corner is serviced by the Packards Corner stop on the B branch of the MBTA's Green Line, a light rail line that runs mostly above ground.

BU Central

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35015° or 42° 21′ 1″ north

Longitude

-71.1076° or 71° 6′ 27″ west

Operator

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Network

MBTA

Open location code

87JC9V2R+3X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 69479884

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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Highlights include School of Theology and Boston University School of Theology Library.

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