Elgin Street Conservation Area
Elgin Street Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elgin Street Conservation Area is situated nearby to the quarter Thompsonville, as well as near the village Newton Centre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Metropolitan Waterworks Museum and Alumni Stadium.
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Museum
Photo: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Waterworks Museum is a museum in the Chestnut Hill Waterworks building, originally a high-service pumping station of the Boston Metropolitan Waterworks.
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.
Hebrew College
College
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Hebrew College is a private college of Jewish studies in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Founded in 1921, the college conducts Jewish scholarship in a pluralistic, trans-denominational academic environment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton and Watertown.
Newton
Newton is a city in Massachusetts and a western suburb of Boston. Newton is nicknamed "The Garden City" and is one of Boston's oldest suburbs, settled in 1630.
Watertown
Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, part of Greater Boston. The population was 35,329 in the 2020 census. Its neighborhoods include Bemis, Coolidge Square, East Watertown, Watertown Square, and the West End.
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.
Elgin Street Conservation Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.3267° or 42° 19′ 36″ northLongitude
-71.1837° or 71° 11′ 1″ westOpen location code
87JC8RG8+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 29898306OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Thompsonville and Newton Centre.
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