Boston State: Massachusetts Country: United States
Boston by the Numbers:
Population: City: 600,000, metro: 3.2 million
Land Area: 48 sq mi
Elevation: 10 ft
Average Annual Rainfall: 17 in/420 mm
Average Annual Snowfall: 41 in/1040 mm
Average January Temperature: 36°F/2°C
Average July Temperature: 82°F/28°C
Quick Facts: Major Industries: Tourism, Education, Government, Publishing and Printing
Electricity: 110 volts AC
Time Zone: GMT -5 (GMT -4 daylight saving time); Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Country Dialing Code: 1
Area Codes: 617 & 857
Did You Know?
Boston is home to the nation's first public park (The Boston Commons 1640), the first public library (1653) and the first subway (1897).
On January 15, 1919 the Great Molasses Flood occurred in the North End of Boston - a tank burst at the Purity Distilling Company, dumping over 2 million gallons of molasses into the streets and killing 21 people. Some say that on hot days, the streets have the faint odor of molasses.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000
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Boston Travel Experiences
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Coming to America
The first thing I noticed was how unusually friendly the people are here in Boston. The guy sitting beside on the plane seemed like a pre... Continue reading »
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Boston - beautiful city, home of the Red Sox and...
Tuesday 21st August - Lima to supposedly Boston This was a really early morning start again... we organised a taxi to pick us up for 3.45... Continue reading »
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Boston
(Before reading this story please see the overview) Boston in December is a snow dome regularly shaken. For an Australian, seeing such... Continue reading »
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Day 48 - Boston
Today the weather was distinctly worse than yesterday, but it hasn’t rained as yet so at least I could wander around which was good. I w... Continue reading »
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Paul Revere at the beach?
Today we woke to a blue sky and decided to walk over to the North End (for you non-Boston types read: Italian town) and had "breakfast" a... Continue reading »
Popular Boston Hotels
- Hotel Commonwealth
- Boston Harbor Hotel
- Jurys Boston Hotel
- The Lenox Hotel
- Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro
- Taj Boston
- Hotel Marlowe
- The Eliot Suite Hotel
- Copley Square Hotel
- Charlesmark Hotel
