Richard McKinnon State Park
Richard McKinnon State Park, formerly North Point Park, is an 8.5-acre park located along the left bank of the Charles River on the border of Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, created as mitigation for the taking of planned parkland for the construction of the Big Dig.Photo: RL0919, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “North Point Park” and “NorthPoint Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include TD Garden and Museum of Science.
TD Garden
Stadium
Photo: Nywalton, Public domain.
TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995. TD Garden is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Richard McKinnon State Park.
Museum of Science
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Science is a nature and science museum and indoor zoological establishment located in Science Park, a plot of land in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, spanning the Charles River. Museum of Science is situated 740 feet southwest of Richard McKinnon State Park.
Science Park station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Science Park station is an elevated light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Science Park station is situated 890 feet southeast of Richard McKinnon State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and East Cambridge.
West End
Suburb
Photo: RawheaD Rex, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The West End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the Charles River to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.
East Cambridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston on the east, the Somerville border on the north, Broadway and Main Street on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west.
Beacon Hill
Suburb
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.
Richard McKinnon State Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36892° or 42° 22′ 8″ northLongitude
-71.06913° or 71° 4′ 9″ westOpen location code
87JC9W9J+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 95541895OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7056381
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