Map of Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston is the administrative centre of Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 653,833. It lies at 42.3584°N, 71.0598°W, about 14 m above sea level. Boston is about 634 km (394 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cambridge, 4 km to the northwest.

Boston at a glance

Where is Boston?

• The 28th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Massachusetts on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 04 min on the shortest day to 15 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Boston

• Cambridge — 4 km northwest
• Chelsea — 4 km northeast
• Somerville — 5 km northwest
• Everett — 6 km north
• Brookline — 6 km southwest
• Revere — 7 km northeast
• Malden — 7 km north
• Arlington — 10 km northwest
• Newton — 13 km west
• Quincy — 13 km south

Largest cities in Massachusetts

• Worcester — 206,518
• Springfield — 154,341
• Lowell — 110,699
• Cambridge — 110,402
• New Bedford — 101,079
• Brockton — 95,314
• Fall River — 94,000
• Quincy — 93,618
• Lynn — 92,457
• Newton — 88,817

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Boston

• Boston — England, United Kingdom

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.