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 Cambridge Fire Department Station 8.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Harvard College Observatory is situated 1,300 feet southeast 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.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Museum
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. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is situated 1 mile east of Observatory Commons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huron Village and Avon Hill Historic District.
Avon Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Avon Hill Historic District is a residential historic district near Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Set atop Avon Hill southwest of Porter Square, this subdivision, laid out about 1870, contains a concentration of the finest Victorian and Second Empire residential buildings in the city.
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.
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 Cambridge Fire Department Station 8.
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