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Orient Heights in the region of Massachusetts is a place located in United States - some 398 mi or ( 640 km ) North-East of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Orient Heights is now 11:24 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Hartford, Barnstable, Beachmont, Boston, and Brookline. When in this area, you might want to check out Hartford . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Orient Heights ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tenacious D - Kickapoo - Cover (beggining w/ singing)
Just learned this last night and noticed no one had covers posted w/ singing. Thought id give you guys a sample, ill post more once i get more of it down. ..
Taking off from Boston's Logan Airport
Taking off from Boston's Logan Airport on runway 15R onboard Alitalia Boeing 767-300ER to Rome, Fiumicino, April 2008. ..
Northwest A319 Landing in Boston
Northwest Airlines A319 landing KBOS from KDTW. ..
A Trip to Suffolk Downs
An all-access portrayal of an exciting day of thoroughbred racing at Suffolk Downs in Boston, MA, from the backstretch to the homestretch. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Orient Heights (MBTA station)
Orient Heights is a station on the MBTA Blue Line in East Boston, MA. It is located on the above-ground section of the line that uses overhead lines instead of third rail. The 1952-built was closed in March 2013 for a complete rebuilding to provide full handicapped accessibility. The new station will reopen in October 2013. Orient Heights station is the primary rapid transit connection for the Orient Heights neighborhood of East Boston, as well as for Winthrop.
Located at 42.39 -71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Bennington Street
Bennington Street is one of the main thoroughfares in the neighborhood of East Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. The street runs almost the length of the residential section of the community, as distinguished from Logan International Airport, which makes up almost half of the community's landmass. Bennington Street, one of several local streets named after battles of the American Revolution, namely the Battle of Bennington.
Located at 42.39 -71.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Suffolk Downs
Suffolk Downs is a thoroughbred race track in East Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The track opened in 1935 after being built by Joseph A. Tomasello for a cost of $2 million. A number of famous horses have since raced at this track including Seabiscuit, Whirlaway, Funny Cide, and Cigar. The Massachusetts Handicap or MassCap is an annual event held at the track, but has not been held since 2008. The track is a 1-mile dirt oval with a seven-furlong inner turf track.
Located at 42.39 -71.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Suffolk Downs (MBTA station)
Suffolk Downs is a station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Blue Line, named for the nearby Suffolk Downs racetrack. The station is on the surface section of the Blue Line, the only part of the MBTA's heavy rail lines that uses overhead lines instead of third rail. Suffolk Downs station was originally built on April 21, 1952, on the site of a former Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad depot called Belle Isle.
Located at 42.39 -71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Constitution Beach
Constitution Beach is a man-made crescent-shaped, sandy beach located in the Orient Heights section of East Boston, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 1952 and known to locals as "Shays Beach," its most distinctive feature is that looks directly onto the runways of Logan International Airport, so that airplanes taking off and landing on Runways 22L and 22R are about 2,000 feet away, making them prominent both visibly and audibly.
Located at 42.38 -71.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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