Meetinghouse Hill Overlook

Meetinghouse Hill Overlook is a recreation area in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Meetinghouse Hill Overlook is situated nearby to Mather Elementary School Library, as well as near The Mather School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meeting House Hill and First Parish Church of Dorchester.

Meeting House Hill

Peak

Meeting House Hill is one of the oldest sections of Boston's historic Dorchester neighborhood. It is the site of the First Parish Church and the Mather School, the oldest public elementary school in North America.

First Parish Church of Dorchester

Church

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First Parish Dorchester is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It was founded by English Puritans who initially saw themselves as reformers rather than separatists, but increasingly intolerable conditions in England and at the urging of Reverend John White of Dorchester, Dorset, they emigrated to New England. First Parish Church of Dorchester is situated 520 feet west of Meetinghouse Hill Overlook.

The Mather School

School

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The Mather School is the oldest public elementary school in North America. It is located in the Dorchester region of Boston, Massachusetts and was named after Richard Mather.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savin Hill and Fields Corner.

Savin Hill

Neighborhood

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Savin Hill is a section of Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Named after the geographic feature it covers and surrounds, Savin Hill is about one square mile in area, and has a population of about 15,000 people.

Fields Corner

Neighborhood

Fields Corner is a historic commercial district in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States founded in June 1630.

Uphams Corner

Neighborhood

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Uphams Corner, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton Street and Columbia Road is the heart of Uphams Corner, and one of Dorchester's main business districts.

Meetinghouse Hill Overlook

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

42.3081° or 42° 18′ 29″ north

Longitude

-71.06011° or 71° 3′ 36″ west

Open location code

87JC8W5Q+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29859192

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mather Elementary School Library and Calvary Church International.

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