Balch Pond Dike
Balch Pond Dike is a dam in Town of Ayer, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Balch Pond Dike is situated nearby to Ayer Public Library, as well as near the town Devens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ayer Public Library and Ayer Town Hall.
Ayer Public Library
Library
Ayer Town Hall
Town hall
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Ayer Town Hall is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Balch Pond Dike.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Church
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church is situated 1 mile west of Balch Pond Dike.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayer and Devens.
Ayer
Village
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Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction.
Devens
Town
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Devens is a regional enterprise zone and census-designated place in the towns of Ayer and Shirley and Harvard in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the successor to Fort Devens, a military post that operated from 1917 to 1996. Devens is situated 2 miles southwest of Balch Pond Dike.
Littleton
Town
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Shirley is a city in Merrimack Valley with a population of 7,000. The town was named for former Governor William Shirley, and was settled in 1720 and incorporated in 1775. Littleton is situated 3½ miles east of Balch Pond Dike.
Balch Pond Dike
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Location: Town of Ayer, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.55421° or 42° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
-71.57388° or 71° 34′ 26″ westElevation
236 feet (72 metres)Open location code
87JCHC3G+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 358267894OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Balch Pond Dike” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Balch Pond Dike”
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