Boston, Massachusetts is located Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east; Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, Chelsea, Watertown, and Revere on the north; Brookline, Newton, and Needham on the west; Dedham on the southwest; and Canton, Milton, and Quincy on the south. Boston is 106 miles south of Portland, Maine; 44 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island; 93 miles northeast of Hartford, Connecticut; and 218 miles northeast of New York City. Route 128 forms a circumferential highway around Boston. The Central Artery gives access to the downtown area, and the Southeast Expressway extends to the South Shore area. The Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) crosses Route 128 in Weston and terminates in West Stockbridge, with an extension to the New York Thruway. Amtrak provides passenger service to New York City and Washington, D.C.. MBTA subway service is available on the Red, Orange, Green and Blue lines. Commuter rail service is available to both North and South Stations. Conrail and the Springfield Terminal Railway (STRR) offer freight service to Boston. Conrail has an intermodal facility in Allston and a Flexi-Flo terminal in Boston. Contact number for Conrail: (617) 783-6222; for STRR, (508) 663-1073.

Some information gathered on Boston, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov