Massachusetts Gazetteer
Charles River is a physical feature (stream) in Suffolk County. The primary coordinates for Charles River places it within the MA 02109 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Charles River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 80 miles long. Flows SE and NE to the Boston Inner Harbor; Cities of Boston, Cambridge, Newton, and Waltham; Towns of Watertown, Weston, Dedham, Needham, Wellesley, Natick, Sherborn, Dover, Medfield, Millis, Norfolk, Medway, Franklin, Mendon, Bellingham, Hopedale, Milford, and Hopkinton. |
| History: | Named for Prince Charles, later Charles I of England (MGB 1932). |
| County: | Suffolk County |
| Latitude: | 42.3709306 |
| Longitude: | -71.0494953 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Charles River: Charles River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Charles River does not include property ownership information.
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Chelsea, MA
(1.4 miles NNE) Boston, MA (1.4 miles SSW) Everett, MA (2.7 miles N) Somerville, MA (2.7 miles WNW) Cambridge, MA (2.7 miles W) |
Revere, MA
(3.4 miles NE) Malden, MA (3.9 miles NNW) Medford, MA (4.3 miles NW) Winthrop, MA (4.3 miles E) Brookline, MA (4.5 miles SW) |
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North End, MA
(< 0.1 mile) East Boston, MA (< 0.1 mile) Jeffries Point, MA (< 0.1 mile) Charlestown, MA (< 0.1 mile) East Cambridge, MA (1.4 miles W) |
Admirals Hill, MA
(1.4 miles N) Downtown Crossing, MA (1.4 miles SSW) Beacon Hill, MA (1.4 miles SW) Dock Square, MA (1.4 miles SSW) East Somerville, MA (1.9 miles WNW) |
