North Cambridge, Massachusetts
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.
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. In 2005 it had a population of 10,642 residents living in 4,699 households, and the average income was $44,784. In 2010, the racial demographics for the neighborhood were 57.6% White, 20% Black, 15.1% Asian/Pacific Islander, 7.3% Hispanic origin, 0.3% Native American, 2.4% other race.
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Worth seeing in and around North Cambridge, Massachusetts
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
2.6 km · private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts · Wikipedia - 02Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning.
1.5 km · private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts · Wikipedia - 03Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is the law school of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United States.
2.2 km · law school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts · Wikipedia - 04Harvard College Observatory
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. It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, and was founded in 1839.
1.6 km · observatory · Wikipedia - 05Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, previously known as the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is an astrophysics research institute jointly operated by the Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, the CfA leads a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, Earth and space sciences, as well as science education.
1.6 km · astronomical observatory in Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia - 06Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution, concentrating on astrophysical studies including galactic and extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, solar, earth and planetary sciences, theory and instrumentation, using observations at wavelengths from the highest energy gamma rays to the radio, along with gravitational waves. Established in Washington, D.C., in 1890, the SAO moved its headquarters in 1955 to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where its research is a collaboration with the Harvard College Observatory and the Harvard University Department of Astronomy.
1.6 km · astronomical observatory · Wikipedia - 07John F. Kennedy School of Government
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. The Harvard Kennedy School offers master's degrees in public policy, public administration, and international development, four doctoral degrees, and various executive education programs.
2.8 km · school of public administration of Harvard University · Wikipedia - 08Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University. It is administered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
2.7 km · undergraduate college of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts · Wikipedia - 09Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1879. In 1999, it was fully incorporated into Harvard College.
1.6 km · women's college in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1879-1999) · Wikipedia - 10Harvard Art Museums
The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, and four research centers: the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, the Harvard Art Museums Archives, and the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. The three museums that constitute the Harvard Art Museums were initially integrated into a single institution under the name Harvard University Art Museums in 1983.
2.7 km · art museums at Harvard University · Wikipedia
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Getting to North Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Airports
- Boston Logan (BOS), 11 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), 78 km · Bradley (BDL), 138 km
- Stations
- Alewife station, 900 m · Davis station, 600 m · East Somerville station, 4 km · Belmont Center station, 3.7 km
- Providence/Warwick → North Cambridge, Massachusetts81 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · $8–11
- Portland → North Cambridge, Massachusetts4069 km · quickest by air, 9h 4m · $450–690
- Hartford → North Cambridge, Massachusetts146 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · $13–17
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North Cambridge, Massachusetts is 7 km from Boston, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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