Chestnut Hill Reservation

Chestnut Hill Reservation is a public recreation area and historic preserve surrounding the Chestnut Hill Reservoir in the Chestnut Hill and Brighton neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chestnut Hill Reservoir and Metropolitan Waterworks Museum.

Chestnut Hill Reservoir

Reservoir

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Chestnut Hill Reservoir is a reservoir located in the Chestnut Hill section of Boston, Massachusetts. It was created in 1870 on existing marshes and meadowland to supplement the city’s water needs.

Metropolitan Waterworks Museum

Museum

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The Waterworks Museum is a museum in the Chestnut Hill Waterworks building, originally a high-service pumping station of the Boston Metropolitan Waterworks. Metropolitan Waterworks Museum is situated 1,400 feet south of Chestnut Hill Reservation.

Alumni Stadium

Stadium

Alumni Stadium is a college football stadium on the lower campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It is about 6 miles west of downtown Boston, just inside the Boston city limits near the border with Newton. Alumni Stadium is situated 2,400 feet west of Chestnut Hill Reservation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cleveland Circle and Chestnut Hill.

Cleveland Circle

Neighborhood

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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.

Chestnut Hill

Village

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Chestnut Hill is a village located six miles west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is best known for being home to Boston College and a section of the Boston Marathon route.

Brighton

Suburb

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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.

Chestnut Hill Reservation

Type: Park
Description: state park in Massachusetts, United States
Categories: Massachusetts state park and recreation area
Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.33518° or 42° 20′ 7″ north

Longitude

-71.15732° or 71° 9′ 26″ west

Operator

Department of Conservation and Recreation

Open location code

87JC8RPV+33

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29838473

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q1070809

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Chestnut Hill Reservation” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Chestnut Hill Reservation”
French: “Chestnut Hill Reservation”
German: “Chestnut Hill Reservation”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chestnut Hill Reservoir Dam and Cassidy Playground Tennis Courts.

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