Jamaica Pond, Boston

Name: Jamaica Pond
Address: 507 Jamaicaway, Boston, 02130, United States

#256 among attractions in Boston

Park, Relax in park, Lake

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Jamaica Pond is a kettle lake, part of the Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The pond and park are in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, close to the border of Brookline. It is the source of the Muddy River, which drains into the lower Charles River.^{USGS 2005} ()

Area: 69.19 acres (0.1081 mi²)Maximum depth: 53 ftElevation: 62 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°18'57"N, 71°7'3"W

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507 JamaicawayJamaica Plain (Jamaica Hills - Pond)Boston 02130 United States

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Jamaica Pond – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Loring-Greenough House, Olmsted Park, Larz Anderson Auto Museum.

1.6 miSE
Golf
William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Boston
41 min walk • William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, colloquially referred to and contained within Franklin Park, is a municipal golf course in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, bordered by the neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
0.4 miS
Museum, History museum
Loring-Greenough House, Boston
12 min walk • The Loring–Greenough House is the last surviving 18th century residence in Sumner Hill, a historic section of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. It is located at 12 South Street on Monument Square at the edge of Sumner Hill. It is situated on the border of two National Historic Districts.
0.6 miN
Park
Olmsted Park, Boston
15 min walk • Olmsted Park is a linear park in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, and a part of Boston's Emerald Necklace of connected parks and parkways. Originally named Leverett Park, in 1900 it was renamed to honor its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted Park can be roughly divided into two parts.
0.9 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Entertainment
Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Boston
25 min walk • Larz Anderson Auto Museum is located in the Anderson Carriage House on the grounds of Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, Massachusetts and is the oldest collection of motorcars in the United States.
0.6 miNW
Lake
Sargent's Pond, Boston
17 min walk • Sargent's Pond is a man-made 3-acre pond on Sargent Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. The pond was created by Charles Sprague Sargent in the late 1870s as a centerpiece of his family's extensive Holm Lea estate.
1 miNW
Museum, History museum, Garden
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Boston
26 min walk • Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.
0.9 miS
Park
Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection, Boston
24 min walk • The Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts is one of the premier collections of bonsai in the United States and includes a Hinoki Cypress over 250 years old.
0.6 miE
Museum
Spontaneous Celebrations, Boston
16 min walk • Spontaneous Celebrations refers to both a building in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States which acts as an arts and education center, and to a community group which is based there.
1.2 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Puppet Showplace Theater, Boston
31 min walk • Puppet Showplace Theater is a nonprofit puppet theater in Brookline, Massachusetts. The organization was founded in June 1974 by Mary Churchill. Since 1981, it has been located at 32 Station Street. The theater presents performances by local and traveling professional puppet companies.
0.6 miSE
Gay village
Jamaica Plain, Boston
16 min walk • Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of the former Town of Roxbury, now also a part of the City of Boston.
0.7 miN
Park
Emerald Necklace, Boston
19 min walk • The Emerald Necklace consists of a 1,100-acre chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Jamaica Pond?

Nearby attractions include Whitehaus, Boston (9 min walk), The Whitehaus Family Record, Boston (9 min walk), The Footlight Club, Boston (10 min walk), First Church of Jamaica Plain, Boston (11 min walk).

How to get to Jamaica Pond by public transport?

The nearest stations to Jamaica Pond:

Metro

Green Street • Lines: Orange (16 min walk)
Stony Brook • Lines: Orange (18 min walk)

Light rail

Heath Street • Lines: E (25 min walk)
Back of the Hill • Lines: E (26 min walk)

Train

Forest Hills (27 min walk)