Brighton Common

Brighton Common is a recreation area in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Brighton Common is situated nearby to the marketplace Brighton Farmers Market, as well as near the courthouse Brighton Division, Boston Municipal Court.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Winship Elementary School and Boston Medical Center – Brighton.

Winship Elementary School

School

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Boston Public Schools is a school district serving the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest public school district in the state of Massachusetts. Winship Elementary School is situated 490 feet west of Brighton Common.

Boston Medical Center – Brighton

Hospital

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Boston Medical Center – Brighton is a mid-size non-profit teaching hospital located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. BMC Brighton is a part of Boston Medical Center Health System, a non-profit health care system which took over the hospital in 2024 from Steward Health Care, its previous operator, which was forced to sell its Massachusetts hospitals following its bankruptcy. Boston Medical Center – Brighton is situated 1,600 feet east of Brighton Common.

District 14 Police Station (Brighton, Boston)

Police station

Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0.

District 14 Police Station (Brighton, Boston) is situated 990 feet northeast of Brighton Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brighton and Allston-Brighton.

Brighton

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brighton is a former town and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located in the northwestern corner of the city. It is named after the English city of Brighton.

Allston-Brighton

Photo: Cornellrockey, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Both bound closely with Boston while remaining a bit cut off, Allston/Brighton is defined by the colleges that surround it. A visit reveals a bohemian vibe in this student village writ large.

Cleveland Circle

Neighborhood

Photo: E.Mongeau, CC0.

Cleveland Circle is an area of Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at the southern tip of Boston's Brighton neighborhood, and more specifically the Aberdeen section of Brighton, near the town of Brookline and village of Chestnut Hill, at the intersection of Beacon Street and Chestnut Hill Avenue.

Brighton Common

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

42.34781° or 42° 20′ 52″ north

Longitude

-71.15362° or 71° 9′ 13″ west

Open location code

87JC8RXW+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29818626

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Brighton Common from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brighton Farmers Market and Brighton Division, Boston Municipal Court.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Chestnut Hill Ave @ Veronica Smith Ctr and Shaloh House Day School.

Massachusetts: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Boston, Cambridge, Springfield, and Worcester.

Curious Recreation Areas to Discover

Uncover intriguing recreation areas from every corner of the globe.