Bassett Pond

Bassett Pond is a pond in Franklin, Massachusetts. Bassett Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet South Athol, as well as near the locality New Salem Common Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Federated Womens Club State Forest.

Federated Womens Club State Forest

Nature reserve

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Federated Women's Club State Forest is a Massachusetts state forest located in the towns of Petersham and New Salem. Notable forest scenery is found along wooded roads with views of Fever Brook, which has been dammed and provides a stopover for migrating birds. Federated Womens Club State Forest is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bassett Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Salem Common Historic District and New Salem.

New Salem Common Historic District

Locality

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The New Salem Common Historic District encompasses the historic town center of New Salem, Massachusetts. Located on South Main Street, it includes the town common and most of its civic and institutional buildings. New Salem Common Historic District is situated 2½ miles west of Bassett Pond.

New Salem

Village

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New Salem is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. New Salem is situated 2½ miles west of Bassett Pond.

Petersham

Village

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The Quabbin Valley is in Central Massachusetts, it consists of the Quabbin Reservoir and a number of small towns and settlements. Towns and villages in the area inckude: Barre, Belchertown, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, New Salem, Oakham, Pelham, Petersham, Ware. Petersham is situated 5 miles east of Bassett Pond.

Bassett Pond

Type: Pond
Also known as: “Hacker Pond” and “Hackers Pond”
Category: body of water
Location: Franklin, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.50913° or 42° 30′ 33″ north

Longitude

-72.28073° or 72° 16′ 51″ west

Elevation

541 feet (165 metres)

Open location code

87J9GP59+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 217879861

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

GeoNames ID

4929906

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