Geography of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, the state capital, the seat of Suffolk County, and the largest city in New England.
See more »Massachusetts is dominated by its multiple bays and consists of five major regions. Learn about the geography of popular cities like Boston and Cambridge.
Leominster, Massachusetts, a city in Worcester County. It is on the Nashua River, 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Boston. See more »
Boston, Massachusetts, the state capital, the seat of Suffolk County, and the largest city in New England.
See more »Massachusetts, one of the New England states of the United States. It is bounded by Vermont, New Hampshire, the Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.
See more »Attleboro, Massachusetts, a city in Bristol County, about 30 miles (48 km) south-southeast of downtown Boston.
See more »Beverly, Massachusetts, a city in Essex County. It is on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Boston.
See more »Brockton, Massachusetts, a city in Plymouth County. The city is 20 miles (32 km) south of Boston.
See more »Brookline, Massachusetts, a residential suburb adjoining Boston on the west, in Norfolk County.
See more »Cambridge, Massachusetts, the seat of Middlesex County. It is across the Charles River from Boston and is an important industrial and commercial center.
See more »Chelsea Massachusetts, a city on the Mystic River three miles (5 km) north of downtown Boston.
See more »Chicopee, Massachusetts, a city in Hampden County, at the junction of the Chicopee and Connecticut rivers.
See more »Fall River, Massachusetts, a city in Bristol County. It is on Mount Hope Bay at the mouth of the Taunton River, about 45 miles (72 km) south of Boston.
See more »Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a city in Worcester County. Fitchburg is on a branch of the Nashua River 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Boston.
See more »Framingham, Massachusetts, a town in Middlesex County. The town is on the Sudbury River, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
See more »Gloucester, Massachusetts, a city in Essex County. It is 26 miles (45 km) northeast of downtown Boston, on the southern coast of Cape Ann.
See more »Haverhill, Massachusetts, a city in Essex County. It is on the Merrimack River 28 miles (45 km) north of downtown Boston.
See more »Holyoke, Massachusetts, a city in Hampden County. Holyoke is on the Connecticut River, eight miles (13 km) north of Springfield.
See more »Lawrence, Massachusetts, a city in Essex County. It is on the Merrimack River, 25 miles (40 km) north of Boston.
See more »Leominster, Massachusetts, a city in Worcester County. It is on the Nashua River, 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Boston.
See more »Lowell, Massachusetts, a city in Middlesex County. It is at the junction of the Concord and Merrimack rivers, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of downtown Boston.
See more »Lynn, Massachusetts, a city in Essex County. It is on Massachusetts Bay, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of downtown Boston.
See more »Malden, Massachusetts, a residential and industrial city in Middlesex County. It is five miles (8 km) north of downtown Boston, on a tributary of the Mystic River.
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