Map of Brookline, United States

Brookline is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 58,732. It lies at 42.3318°N, 71.1212°W, about 10 m above sea level. Brookline is about 628 km (391 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cambridge, 5 km to the north.

Brookline at a glance

Where is Brookline?

• The 18th largest city in Massachusetts on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 05 min on the shortest day to 15 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Brookline

• Cambridge — 5 km north
• Boston — 6 km northeast
• Somerville — 6 km north
• Newton — 7 km west
• Arlington — 10 km north
• Chelsea — 10 km northeast
• Everett — 10 km northeast
• Waltham — 11 km northwest
• Malden — 11 km northeast
• Revere — 12 km northeast

Largest cities in Massachusetts

• Boston — 653,833
• 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

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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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.