Nonantum, Newton

Name: Nonantum
Address: Newton, United States

#131 among attractions in Newton

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Nonantum, also known as Silver Lake or The Lake, is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located along the Charles River at the site of a former lake. The village is one of the centers of Italian population in Newton. The commercial area has numerous restaurants and food establishments featuring Italian cuisine. ()

Coordinates: 42°21'45"N, 71°12'8"W

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Newton (Nonantum)Newton United States

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Nonantum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jackson Homestead, Gore Place, Evangelical Baptist Church, The Plumbing Museum.

0.6 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Jackson Homestead, Newton
16 min walk • The Jackson Homestead, located at 527 Washington Street, in the village of Newton Corner, in Newton, Massachusetts, is an historic house that served as a station on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Gore Place, Waltham
21 min walk • Gore Place is a historic country house, now a museum, located at 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. It is owned and operated by the nonprofit Gore Place Society.
~830 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Evangelical Baptist Church, Newton
4 min walk • The Evangelical Baptist Church is an historic church located at 23 Chapel Street, in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.5 miN
42°22'8"N • 71°11'56"W
The Plumbing Museum, Watertown
13 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.6 miSE
Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District, Newton
15 min walk • Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District encompasses a complex of Roman Catholic religious buildings in the Nonantum village of Newton, Massachusetts. It includes four fine examples of brick Gothic Revival architecture: the church, convent, and rectory, as well as Trinity Catholic High School.
0.7 miN
Museum, History museum
Browne House, Watertown
17 min walk • The Abraham Browne House is a colonial house located at 562 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts, US. It is now a nonprofit museum operated by Historic New England and open to the public two afternoons per year.
~1220 ftS
Synagogue
Adams Street Shul, Newton
6 min walk • Congregation Agudas Achim Anshei Sfard, more commonly known as The Adams Street Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 168 Adams Street in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.7 miS
Church
Central Congregational Church, Newton
18 min walk • The Central Congregational Church is an historic church building located at 218 Walnut Street, in the village of Newtonville in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.9 miE
Bridge
Watertown Bridge, Watertown
22 min walk • The Watertown Bridge is a five-lane traffic bridge over the Charles River, carrying Rt. 16 and Galen Street. It connects Watertown Square on the north side and Watertown Yard on the south side of Watertown, Massachusetts.
0.8 miS
42°21'6"N • 71°12'24"W
The Paint Bar, Newton
21 min walk • Museum, Nightlife, Paint and pottery studios
0.7 miE
Dam
Watertown Dam, Watertown
18 min walk • The Watertown Dam spans the Charles River 980 feet upstream from the Watertown Bridge near Watertown Square in Watertown, Massachusetts. The dam is located where the Charles River tidal estuary historically ended. Watertown Dam is of Concrete construction, a gravity dam. Its length is 220 feet. Its capacity is 30 acre feet.

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Which popular attractions are close to Nonantum?

Nearby attractions include Evangelical Baptist Church, Newton (4 min walk), Adams Street Shul, Newton (6 min walk), Celia Thaxter House, Newton (10 min walk), The Plumbing Museum, Watertown (13 min walk).

How to get to Nonantum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Nonantum:

Train

Newtonville (20 min walk)

Bus

Watertown Yard • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (22 min walk)
Galen St @ Maple St • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (23 min walk)