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Boston

Located in Boston District, Lincolnshire Coordinates: 52°58′35″ N 0°01′36″ W

Boston
BardofL · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
45,339
45.3K
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport70 km
EMA East Midlands Airport89 km

About Boston

Boston is a town. Location: Boston District, Lincolnshire. Population: 45,339. Elevation: 9 m.

From Wikipedia

Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Lincoln, east of Nottingham and north-east of Peterborough. The town had a population of 45,339 at the 2021 census, while the borough had an estimated population of 66,900 at the ONS mid-2015 estimates. The Haven in Boston flows about 5 mi (8 km) to the Lincolnshire coast at The Wash, a bay between Lincolnshire and Norfolk.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
18.4 km²
Official website
boston.gov.uk

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Boston

From Wikivoyage

Boston is a market town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 70,500 in 2021. Boston's most notable landmark is St Botolph's Church, which is visible from miles away across the flat lands of Lincolnshire.

Understand+

The Prime Meridian passes directly though Boston. It lends its name to the now much larger city that is the capital of Massachusetts in the United States.

Get in+

By train:

1 Boston station. On the Poacher Line from Grantham to Skegness. (updated Jan 2020)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Twin towns and sister cities of Boston

  • Hakusan Shi· Japan

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Climate of Boston

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
August (56 mm)
Driest month
February (37 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Boston
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)543747464951455649495452

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Boston

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 70 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: East Midlands Airport (EMA) (89 km). The nearest large city is Lincoln, 44 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 70 kmnorth
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 89 kmwest
  • Norwich Airport (NWI) Norwich, Norfolk 94 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lincoln Population: 103.8K 44 kmnorthwest
  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 47 kmsouth
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 76 kmwest
  • Mansfield Population: 172K 81 kmwest
  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 83 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Boston

Within 100 km: 375 historic and cultural sites, 179 natural sites, 101 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km33 places

  • Outer Trial Bank Island 24 kmSE
  • Mardon Hill Mountain 21 kmN
  • Pinchbeck Marsh Mountain 16 kmS
  • The Wash Natural site 20 kmE

25–60 km152 places

  • Snettisham Beach Beach 34 kmE
  • Scolt Head Island Island 48 kmE
  • Ramsey Salt Marsh Island 50 kmE
  • Newark Island Island 55 kmW

60–100 km470 places

  • Weybourne Beach Beach 78 kmE
  • Sheringham Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • Sunk Island Island 75 kmN
  • Read's Island Island 86 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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