Constitution Beach, Boston

Name: Constitution Beach
Address: 799 Bennington St, Boston, United States
Telephone: +1 781-485-2804 ext. 105

#137 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

Constitution Beach is a man-made crescent-shaped, sandy beach located in the HarborView section of East Boston, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 1952 and known to locals as "Shays Beach," its most distinctive feature is that looks directly onto the runways of Logan International Airport and Gang Eapar, so that airplanes taking off and landing on Runways 22L and 22R are about 2,000 feet away, making them prominent both visibly and audibly. ()

Elevation: 0 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°23'2"N, 71°0'36"W

Address

799 Bennington StEast Boston (Harbor View - Orient Heights)Boston United States

Contact

+1 781-485-2804 ext. 105

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Day trips

Constitution Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Day Square, Bellingham-Cary House, Chelsea Garden Cemetery, Baker Congregational Church.

1 miW
Square
Day Square, Boston
25 min walk • Day Square is a section of the neighborhood of East Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The square consists of the area surrounding the intersection of Bennington Street and Chelsea Street.
1.4 miNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Bellingham-Cary House, Boston
35 min walk • The Bellingham-Cary House is a historic house museum at 34 Parker Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The house, built in 1724, may incorporate in its structure the 1659 hunting lodge of colonial governor Richard Bellingham, and is the only surviving 18th-century building in the city.
1.2 miW
Cemetery
Chelsea Garden Cemetery, Boston
32 min walk • Chelsea Garden Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1841 to provide the city a burying ground in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style, and was the first cemetery within the city limits. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
~1870 ftW
Church
Baker Congregational Church, Boston
10 min walk • The Baker Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church at 760 Saratoga Street in East Boston, Massachusetts.
1.2 miSW
Park
Bremen Street Park, Boston
32 min walk • Bremen Street Park is an 18-acre urban park, located in East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. The park runs parallel to both Bremen Street and the Mass Pike/Route 1A and acts as a green space buffer between Logan International Airport and the residential neighborhoods of East Boston.
0.6 miW
Cemetery
Bennington Street Burying Ground, Boston
15 min walk • The Bennington Street Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on Bennington Street, between Swift St. and Harmony St. in East Boston, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1838, in a late version of the traditional rectilinear colonial cemetery, rather than the rural cemetery style that was then just beginning to come into vogue.
0.7 miW
Bridge
Chelsea Street Bridge, Boston
17 min walk • The Chelsea Street Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries Chelsea Street between East Boston, Massachusetts, and Chelsea, Massachusetts, over the Chelsea Creek.
~1380 ftW
Gothic Revival architecture, Cemetery
Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery, Boston
7 min walk • Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery located at 147 Wordsworth Street in East Boston, Massachusetts.
1.3 miNW
City, Area
Chelsea, Boston
34 min walk • Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. As of the 2020 census, Chelsea had a population of 40,787.
1.2 miSW
Park
Mary Ellen Welch Greenway, Boston
30 min walk • The Mary Ellen Welch Greenway is a rail trail and park in East Boston that is located along the path of a former Conrail line. The greenway connects several significant open space areas in East Boston, including Piers Park, Memorial Stadium, Bremen Street Park, Wood Island Bay Marsh and Belle Isle Marsh.
~720 ftSW
42°22'56"N • 71°0'42"W
Porrazzo Skating Arena, Boston
4 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Constitution Beach?

Nearby attractions include Bennington Street, Boston (4 min walk), Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery, Boston (7 min walk), Baker Congregational Church, Boston (10 min walk), Neptune Road, Boston (11 min walk).

How to get to Constitution Beach by public transport?

The nearest stations to Constitution Beach:

Metro

Orient Heights • Lines: Blue (9 min walk)
Wood Island • Lines: Blue (19 min walk)