Morton Street, Boston

Name: Morton Street
Address: Boston, United States

#678 among attractions in Boston

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Morton Street is a street in southern Boston, Massachusetts. It extends from the southeastern end of the Arborway in Jamaica Plain to Washington Street in the Lower Mills Village of Dorchester. Most of the road is a connecting parkway, signed as part of Massachusetts Route 203, that provides access to Boston's Emerald Necklace of parks. That portion of the road was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ()

Coordinates: 42°17'11"N, 71°5'27"W

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Greater Mattapan (Franklin Field South)Boston United States

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Morton Street – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forest Hills Cemetery, William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, Second Church of Dorchester.

1 miNW
Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston
25 min walk • Forest Hills Cemetery is a historic 275-acre rural cemetery, greenspace, arboretum and sculpture garden located in the Forest Hills section of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
1 miN
Golf
William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Boston
26 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.
1.2 miNE
Church, Shingle style architecture
Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, Boston
32 min walk • Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church is an historic church at 378A-380 Washington Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The church building was designed by Walter J. Paine, and built in 1900–01 in the shingle style for a congregation established in 1838.
1.1 miE
Church
Second Church of Dorchester, Boston
28 min walk • Second Church of Dorchester is a Church of the Nazarene in the historic Codman Square District of Dorchester in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1804 the church was founded as the Dorchester Meeting House Company by members from the First Parish Church of Dorchester.
0.9 miW
Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston
23 min walk • Mount Hope Cemetery is a historic cemetery in southern Boston, Massachusetts, between the neighborhoods of Roslindale and Mattapan.
1.2 miN
Park
Franklin Park, Boston
30 min walk • Franklin Park, a partially wooded 527-acre parkland in the Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, is maintained by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department.
0.5 miW
Park
Boston Nature Center, Boston
14 min walk • Boston Nature Center in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts is a 67-acre wildlife refuge of the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
0.9 miS
Church
Jubilee Christian Church, Boston
24 min walk • Jubilee Christian Church International is a Christian church located in Boston, Massachusetts and Stoughton, Massachusetts. With a congregation of over 6,800, it is, according to the Boston Globe, the largest Protestant church in Eastern Massachusetts.
1.4 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lower Neponset River Trail, Boston
37 min walk • The Lower Neponset River Trail is a 2.4-mile-long rail trail running along the Neponset River in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts.
1 miE
Church
Dorchester Temple Baptist Church, Boston
27 min walk • Dorchester Temple Baptist Church is a historic African American Baptist church at 670 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It is now known as Global Ministries Christian Church.
0.5 miNE
Park
Harambee Park, Boston
13 min walk • Harambee Park is a park located in Dorchester and Mattapan, Boston. Originally known as Franklin Field, it was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in order to give Bostonians a place to play sports, as well as prevent them from doing it at nearby Franklin Park.

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Which popular attractions are close to Morton Street?

Nearby attractions include Harambee Park, Boston (13 min walk), Boston Nature Center, Boston (14 min walk), Buildings at 825–829 Blue Hill Avenue, Boston (19 min walk), Esmond Street Historic District, Boston (22 min walk).

How to get to Morton Street by public transport?

The nearest stations to Morton Street:

Train

Morton Street (13 min walk)
Talbot Avenue (21 min walk)

Bus

Washington St @ Wheatland Ave • Lines: 23 (28 min walk)
Talbot Ave @ Lithgow St • Lines: 23 (29 min walk)

Light rail

Central Avenue • Lines: M (37 min walk)