Blue Hills Reservoir
Blue Hills Reservoir is a reservoir in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Blue Hills Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality Braintree Split, as well as near the hamlet Five Corners.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chickatawbut Observation Tower and Granite Railway.
Chickatawbut Observation Tower
Tower
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The Chickatawbut Observation Tower is a historic tower on Chickatawbut Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the Blue Hill Reservation, a Massachusetts state park.
Granite Railway
Protected area
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Granite Railway was one of the first railroads in the United States, built to carry granite from Quincy, Massachusetts, to a dock on the Neponset River in Milton.
Lyon’s Turning Mill
Ruins
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Lyon's Turning Mill is a historic turning mill that created granite columns on Ricciuti Drive in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braintree Split and Milton.
Braintree Split
Locality
The Braintree Split is the major interchange of Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1, and Route 3 in Braintree, Massachusetts, one of the South Shore suburbs of Boston.
Milton
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Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Milton is an immediate southern suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census.
Braintree
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Braintree is a town of 37,000 people on the South Shore in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is located along several major thoroughfares, making it convenient to Boston.
Blue Hills Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.22797° or 42° 13′ 41″ northLongitude
-71.0495° or 71° 2′ 58″ westElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
87JC6XH2+56GeoNames ID
4930847
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