Boston (pronounced /ˈbɒstən/) is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also served as the historic county seat of Suffolk County until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 655,884 in 2014, making it the largest city in New England and the 24th largest city in the United States. The city is the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.7 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
Population: 617,594
Latitude: 42° 21' 30.35" N
Longitude: -71° 03' 35.17" W
The Liberty Tree (1646–1775) was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston near Boston Common, in the days before the American Revolution (1776-1783). In 1765, colonists in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British government at the t…
Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, less than 30 miles (48 km) west of Boston. The town is best known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day in April, and as the home of computer storage firm…
Simmons College, established in 1899, is a private women's undergraduate college and private co-educational graduate school in Boston, in the U.S.
Peabody /ˈpiːbədi/ is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Historically a section of neighboring Dorchester, Mattapan became a part of Boston when Dorchester was annexed in 1870. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480. Like other neighborhoo…
The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (colloquially Olin College or simply Olin) is a private undergraduate engineering college located in Needham, Massachusetts (near Boston), adjacent to Babson College. Olin College is noted in the engineeri…
Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston.
Adams House is one of the twelve undergraduate houses at Harvard University, located between Harvard Square and the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its name commemorates the services of the Adams family, including John Adams, the second p…
The Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) is an independent, co-educational, technical design and engineering college located in Boston, Massachusetts. Wentworth was founded in 1904 and offers career-focused education through its fifteen bachelor'…
Terrafugia (/ˌtɛrəˈfuːdʒiə/) is a small, privately held American corporation that is developing a roadable aircraft called the Transition and a flying car called the TF-X. The Transition and TF-X are designed to be able to fold their wings, enabling…
Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: BED, ICAO: KBED, FAA LID: BED) is a United States Air Force base located predominantly within Bedford, Massachusetts, with portions extending into the adjoining towns of Concord and Lincoln.
Long Island is situated in the middle of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The island is part of the City of Boston, and of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Prior to October 2014, access to the island was via a road over a 4,175-foot …
The Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) is a private, non-profit foundation, based in Providence, Rhode Island. CMI's scientific activities are managed from the President's office in Oxford, United Kingdom. The Institute is "dedicated to increasing and…
WHDH, virtual channel 7 (UHF digital channel 42), is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by Sunbeam Television, as part of a duopoly with CW affiliate WLVI (channel 56). The two …
Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, 10 miles (16 km) north of central Boston.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a total of 189 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) within its borders. This is the second highest statewide total in the United States after New York, which has 256. Of the Massachusetts NHLs, 58 are in the state…
Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Norwood is part of the Greater Boston area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,602. The town was named after Norwood, England.
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is an arboretum located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale sections of Boston, Massachusetts.