Observatory Commons
Observatory Commons is a residential area in City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Observatory Commons is situated nearby to Cambridge Library Boudreau Branch, as well as near the fire station Taylor Square Firehouse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harvard College Observatory and Taylor Square Firehouse.
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. Harvard College Observatory is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Observatory Commons.
Taylor Square Firehouse
Fire station
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The Taylor Square Firehouse is an historic fire station at 113 Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The stylistically eclectic brick building was built in 1904 to a design by local architect Charles R. Taylor Square Firehouse is situated 720 feet northeast of Observatory Commons.
Harvard Kennedy School
University
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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. Harvard Kennedy School is situated 1 mile southeast of Observatory Commons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huron Village and Old Cambridge Historic District.
Old Cambridge Historic District
Neighborhood
The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts that dates to colonial times.
North Cambridge
Suburb
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North Cambridge, also known as "Area 11", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts bounded by Porter Square and the Fitchburg Line railroad tracks on the south, the city of Somerville on the northeast, Alewife Brook and the town of Arlington on the northwest, and the town of Belmont on the west.
Observatory Commons
Latitude
42.38332° or 42° 22′ 60″ northLongitude
-71.1322° or 71° 7′ 56″ westOpen location code
87JC9VM9+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 966070112OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cambridge Library Boudreau Branch and Taylor Square.
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