Dot Block

Dot Block is a residential area in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Dot Block is situated nearby to Deer Street Park, as well as near the recreation area Meetinghouse Hill Overlook.

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 1,000 feet southwest of Dot Block.

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. The Mather School is situated 810 feet southwest of Dot Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savin Hill and Uphams 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.

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.

Fields Corner

Neighborhood

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

Dot Block

Type: Residential area
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.3099° or 42° 18′ 36″ north

Longitude

-71.05898° or 71° 3′ 32″ west

Open location code

87JC8W5R+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 821230816

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Highlights include Deer Street Park and Meetinghouse Hill Overlook.

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