Amelia Earhart Dam, Boston

Name: Amelia Earhart Dam
Address: Boston, United States

#358 among attractions in Boston

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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. The largest is 325 feet long, and 45 feet wide; the two smaller locks are 120 feet long and, 22 feet wide. There is no public access to the dam. ()

Coordinates: 42°23'42"N, 71°4'28"W

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Everett (Lower Mystic Basin)Boston United States

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Amelia Earhart Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Legoland Discovery Center Boston, Assembly Square, House at 29 Mt. Vernon Street, Somerville City Hall.

~1380 ftW
Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Theme park
Legoland Discovery Center Boston, Boston
7 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...
~1640 ftSW
Square
Assembly Square, Boston
8 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.
0.7 miS
Park
House at 29 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston
18 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.
1.3 miSW
City hall
Somerville City Hall, Boston
34 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.
1.2 miNW
42°24'26"N • 71°5'32"W
Meadow Glen, Boston
32 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.7 miS
Square
Sullivan Square, Boston
19 min walk • Sullivan Square is a traffic circle located at the north end of the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after James Sullivan, an early 19th-century Governor of Massachusetts. Sullivan Square station on the MBTA Orange Line is located just west of the square.
1.2 miSW
Library
Central Library, Boston
31 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.
0.7 miSW
Italianate architecture
Charles Williams Jr. House, Boston
19 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.
~1170 ftE
Hotel, Gambling, Nightlife
Encore Boston Harbor, Boston
6 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.
1.2 miSW
Square
Gilman Square, Boston
31 min walk • Gilman Square is a neighborhood in the area around Central Hill in Somerville, Massachusetts.
0.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Ten Hills, Boston
17 min walk • 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Amelia Earhart Dam?

Nearby attractions include Encore Boston Harbor, Boston (6 min walk), Legoland Discovery Center Boston, Boston (7 min walk), Assembly Square, Boston (8 min walk), Ten Hills, Boston (17 min walk).

How to get to Amelia Earhart Dam by public transport?

The nearest stations to Amelia Earhart Dam:

Metro

Assembly • Lines: Orange (6 min walk)
Wellington • Lines: Orange (13 min walk)

Bus

Cambridge St @ Brighton St • Lines: 91 (23 min walk)
Washington St @ Inner Belt Rd • Lines: 91 (25 min walk)