Ten Hills, Boston

#998 among attractions in Boston

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Ten Hills is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts. The area is roughly wedge-shaped, about 50 acres in size, and is bounded by the Mystic River to the north, McGrath Highway to the east, and is largely separated from the rest of Somerville by Interstate 93 to the southwest. Ten Hills is next to Assembly Square in the east, and Winter Hill in the southwest. The neighborhood landscape is predominated by a single hill, the peak of which is roughly at the intersection of Temple and Putnam Roads. The Ten Hills neighborhood is located in Ward 4, Precinct 1 of the City of Somerville, which is in the 34th district of Middlesex County. ()

Coordinates: 42°23'48"N, 71°5'13"W

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Somerville (Ten Hills)Boston United States

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Ten Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Legoland Discovery Center Boston, The Highland, Broadway Winter Hill Congregational Church, Assembly Square.

0.4 miE
Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Theme park
Legoland Discovery Center Boston, Boston
11 min walk • Nestled within the bustling city of Boston, the Legoland Discovery Center offers a vibrant adventure for families and Lego enthusiasts alike. This indoor amusement park is a haven of creativity and fun, designed to ignite the imaginations of children and the young at...
1.1 miSW
Cycling, Bike path
The Highland, Boston
28 min walk • The Highland is a historic multiunit residence at 66 Highland Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts. The three story brick building was built in 1892 to a design by architect Samuel D. Kelley.
0.6 miW
Church
Broadway Winter Hill Congregational Church, Boston
16 min walk • The Broadway Winter Hill Congregational Church is a historic church building at 404 Broadway in Somerville, Massachusetts.
0.6 miSE
Square
Assembly Square, Boston
15 min walk • Assembly Square is a neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts. It is located along the west bank of the Mystic River, bordered by Ten Hills and Massachusetts Route 28 to the north and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston to the south.
0.6 miE
Dam
Amelia Earhart Dam, Boston
17 min walk • The Amelia Earhart Dam is an earth-fill dam spanning the Mystic River near its mouth between Somerville and Everett, Massachusetts. It was built in 1966 to regulate tidal effects and the incursion of salt water in the upstream river basin. It has 3 locks for marine traffic.
0.8 miSE
Park
House at 29 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston
22 min walk • The House at 29 Mt. Vernon Street in Somerville, Massachusetts is a well-preserved Greek Revival cottage. The 1 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame house was built in the late 1840s, when Mt. Vernon Street was a site of significant development activity.
0.9 miSW
City hall
Somerville City Hall, Boston
23 min walk • The Somerville City Hall is a historic municipal building at 93 Highland Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts. Built in 1852 and enlarged several times, it has served as the city's first high school, first public library, and only city hall. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
0.8 miN
42°24'26"N • 71°5'32"W
Meadow Glen, Boston
20 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.8 miSW
Library
Central Library, Boston
22 min walk • The Central Library is the main branch of the Somerville, Massachusetts, public library system. It is an architecturally distinguished Renaissance Revival brick building designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton and was built in 1914 with funding assistance from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
0.8 miS
Italianate architecture
Charles Williams Jr. House, Boston
21 min walk • The Charles Williams Jr. House, built in 1858, is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts. Charles Williams Jr. was a manufacturer of electrical telegraph instruments at 109 Court Street in Boston. Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A.
0.9 miE
Hotel, Gambling, Nightlife
Encore Boston Harbor, Boston
23 min walk • Encore Boston Harbor is a luxury resort and casino located in Everett, Massachusetts, and owned by Wynn Resorts. The resort is in a commercial-industrial area on the Mystic River, about 5 miles from downtown Boston. Its development rehabilitated a 33-acre parcel of land previously used for industrial purposes.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ten Hills?

Nearby attractions include Legoland Discovery Center Boston, Boston (11 min walk), Assembly Square, Boston (15 min walk), Broadway Winter Hill Congregational Church, Boston (16 min walk), Amelia Earhart Dam, Boston (17 min walk).

How to get to Ten Hills by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ten Hills:

Metro

Assembly • Lines: Orange (15 min walk)
Wellington • Lines: Orange (16 min walk)

Bus

Washington St @ Myrtle St - Cobble Hill Apt • Lines: 91 (27 min walk)