Photonics Center

Photonics Center is an university building in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts which is located on Saint Mary’s Street. Photonics Center is situated nearby to Judson B. Coit Observatory, as well as near the railway stop Boston University Central station.

Type: University building
Also known as: “PHO”
Address: 8 Saint Mary’s Street, Boston, MA 02215

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Judson B. Coit Observatory and Marsh Chapel.

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 430 feet north of Photonics Center.

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 550 feet north of Photonics Center.

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. Boston University Central station is situated 440 feet northwest of Photonics Center.

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.

Coolidge Corner

Neighborhood

Photo: Ddogas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coolidge Corner is a neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, centered on the intersection of Beacon Street and Harvard Street. The neighborhood takes its name from the Coolidge & Brother general store that opened in 1857 at that intersection at the site of today's S.S.

Photonics Center

Categories: building and education
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.34917° or 42° 20′ 57″ north

Longitude

-71.10611° or 71° 6′ 22″ west

Levels

Open location code

87JC8VXV+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29581513

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

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