Cemetery Island
Cemetery Island is a heavily forested island located in the Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton, Massachusetts. The island's name came from its being part of an old burial ground that was flooded by the creation of the reservoir; 3,816 bodies were removed and reinterred in St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Icon Museum and Study Center and Strand Theatre.
Icon Museum and Study Center
Museum
Photo: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Icon Museum and Study Center is a non-profit art museum located in Clinton, Massachusetts, United States. The collection includes more than 1,000 Russian icons and related artifacts, making it one of the largest private collections of Russian icons outside of Russia and the largest in North America. Icon Museum and Study Center is situated 2 miles northeast of Cemetery Island.
Strand Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strand Theatre is a movie theater, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Cemetery Island.
Woodlawn Cemetery
Cemetery
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Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Woodlawn Street in Clinton, Massachusetts. The oldest portion was laid out in 1853 by Joshua Thissell in the rural cemetery style popular at the time, and was one of the first municipal projects following the town's incorporation. Woodlawn Cemetery is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cemetery Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clinton and Lancaster.
Clinton
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Clinton is in Massachusetts. This is a large town in Worcester County with a number of small settlements in the area, including Berlin, Lancaster, Boylston, Bolton and Sterling.
Lancaster
Village
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Clinton is in Massachusetts. This is a large town in Worcester County with a number of small settlements in the area, including Berlin, Lancaster, Boylston, Bolton and Sterling. Lancaster is situated 3½ miles northeast of Cemetery Island.
South Lancaster
Suburb
South Lancaster is a census-designated place in the town of Lancaster and close to the Town of Clinton in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2020 census. South Lancaster is situated 3½ miles northeast of Cemetery Island.
Cemetery Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Wachusett Reservoir in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.4003° or 42° 24′ 1″ northLongitude
-71.71303° or 71° 42′ 47″ westElevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
87JCC72P+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 29762187OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Cemetery Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cemetery Island”
- Dutch: “Cemetery Island”
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