1899 MIT Observatory site

1899 MIT Observatory site is a historic site in City of Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 1899 MIT Observatory site is situated nearby to the peak Boojum Rock, as well as near Cairn Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oak Grove station and Wyoming Hill station.

Oak Grove station

Railway station

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Oak Grove station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority intermodal transit station in the northern section of Malden, Massachusetts, just south of the Melrose border. Oak Grove station is situated 4,200 feet east of 1899 MIT Observatory site.

Wyoming Hill station

Railway station

Photo: Anon E. Moose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wyoming Hill station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the Haverhill Line, located in Wyoming Square near downtown Melrose, Massachusetts. The station has two low-level side platforms and is not accessible; accessible platforms are planned to be installed in 2026. Wyoming Hill station is situated 1 mile northeast of 1899 MIT Observatory site.

Malden Center station

Railway station

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Malden Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority intermodal transit station in Malden, Massachusetts. Located on an elevated grade above Pleasant Street in downtown Malden, it serves the rapid transit Orange Line and the MBTA Commuter Rail Haverhill Line. Malden Center station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of 1899 MIT Observatory site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malden and Medford.

Malden

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Malden is a suburb of Boston in the state of Massachusetts. Its population was 66,000 in the 2020 census.

Medford

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Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 United States census, Medford's population was 59,659. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus on both sides of the Medford and Somerville border.

Old Ship Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Old Ship Street Historic District is a historic district on both sides of Pleasant St. from Riverside Ave. to Park Street in Medford, Massachusetts. Old Ship Street Historic District is situated 2 miles south of 1899 MIT Observatory site.

1899 MIT Observatory site

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism and historic site
Location: City of Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.4413° or 42° 26′ 29″ north

Longitude

-71.08512° or 71° 5′ 6″ west

Open location code

87JCCWR7+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 944663159

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

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