Gilliland Observatory

Places of Interest Nearby

TD Garden

Stadium

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TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995. TD Garden is situated 2,700 feet east of Gilliland Observatory.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Hospital

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Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of Harvard Medical School/Harvard University, and houses the world's largest hospital-based research program with an annual research budget of more than $1.2 billion in 2021. Massachusetts General Hospital is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Gilliland Observatory.

Lechmere Viaduct

Bridge

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The Lechmere Viaduct is a concrete arch bridge connecting the West End neighborhood of Boston to East Cambridge, Massachusetts. Opened in 1912, the viaduct carries the MBTA's Green Line over the Charles River. Lechmere Viaduct is situated 380 feet east of Gilliland Observatory.

Places in the Area

East Cambridge

Suburb

Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston on the east, the Somerville border on the north, Broadway and Main Street on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west.

West End

Suburb

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The West End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the Charles River to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.

Beacon Hill

Suburb

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

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