Hell’s Half Acre

Hell’s Half Acre is in City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Hell’s Half Acre is situated nearby to the neighborhood Coolidge Hill, as well as near Barry’s Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harvard College Observatory and Harvard Kennedy School.

Harvard College Observatory

Observatory

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The Harvard College Observatory is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy.

The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly called the Harvard Kennedy School, is the graduate school of public policy of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

Museum

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The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, with particular focus on the ethnography and archaeology of the Americas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Allston-Brighton.

Cambridge

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.

Cambridge is a city in Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston. It is renowned as the home of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both widely considered to be among the best universities in the world.

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.

Somerville

Photo: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Older Bostonians might still derisively call it "Slummerville", but today that tired old moniker couldn't be further from the truth. Packed with upwardly mobile professionals and longtime residents, Somerville is often voted an "All-America City" and the best-run city in Massachusetts.

Hell’s Half Acre

Type: Wetland
Category: body of water
Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.3693° or 42° 22′ 10″ north

Longitude

-71.134° or 71° 8′ 2″ west

Open location code

87JC9V98+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 89787953

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

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Localities in the Area

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