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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.
Boston, Massachusetts, the state capital, the seat of Suffolk County, and the largest city in New England. See more »
Marblehead, Massachusetts, a town in Essex County, 14 miles (23 km) northeast of downtown Boston.
See more »Medford, Massachusetts, a city in Middlesex County. It is on the Mystic River six miles (10 km) northwest of downtown Boston.
See more »Methuen, Massachusetts, a residential town in Essex County, near the New Hampshire border.
See more »Needham, Massachusetts, a town in Norfolk County. It is on the Charles River, 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Boston, of which it is a residential suburb.
See more »New Bedford, Massachusetts, a city in Bristol County, 50 miles (80 km) south of Boston.
See more »Newton, Massachusetts, a city in Middlesex County. It is about eight miles (13 km) west of downtown Boston, lying just beyond Brookline, and is nearly enclosed by a loop in the Charles River.
See more »Northampton, Massachusetts, the seat of Hampshire County. It is situated on the Connecticut River and is 19 miles (31 km) north of Springfield.
See more »Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the seat of Berkshire County. It is in the Berkshire Hills, 150 miles (240 km) west of Boston, at an elevation of 1,035 feet (315 m).
See more »Plymouth, Massachusetts, the seat of Plymouth County. It is on Plymouth Bay, 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Boston.
See more »Quincy, Massachusetts, a city in Norfolk County. It is on Massachusetts Bay, eight miles (13 km) south of downtown Boston.
See more »Revere, Massachusetts, a residential city in Suffolk County, five miles (8 km) northeast of downtown Boston.
See more »Salem, Massachusetts, the seat of Essex County. It is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the United States.
See more »Saugus, Massachusetts, a town in Essex County. It is a residential community on the Saugus River, eight miles (13 km) northeast of downtown Boston.
See more »Somerville, Massachusetts, a city on the Mystic River in Middlesex County, about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of downtown Boston.
See more »Springfield, Massachusetts, the seat of Hampden County. It lies on the east bank of the Connecticut River, about 80 miles (130 km) west-southwest of Boston.
See more »Taunton, Massachusetts, the seat of Bristol County. It is on the Taunton River in southeastern Massachusetts, about 30 miles (48 km) from Boston.
See more »Waltham, Massachusetts, a city in Middlesex County. It is on the Charles River near Boston.
See more »Watertown, Massachusetts, a town in Middlesex County. The town is on the Charles River, five miles (8 km) west of downtown Boston.
See more »Westfield, Massachusetts, a city in Hampden County, on the Westfield River seven miles (11 km) west of Springfield.
See more »Weymouth, Massachusetts, a town in Norfolk County, about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of downtown Boston.
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