Chickatawbut Observation Tower
The Chickatawbut Observation Tower is a historic tower on Chickatawbut Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the Blue Hill Reservation, a Massachusetts state park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Granite Railway and Milton Hospital.
Granite Railway
Protected area
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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. Granite Railway is situated 2 miles northeast of Chickatawbut Observation Tower.
Milton Hospital
Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton is a mid-size non-profit community hospital located in Milton, Massachusetts. A member of Beth Israel Lahey Health, in 2022 the hospital had 102 beds, discharged 5,335 inpatients, and operated with total revenues of $136 million at a deficit of $14 million. Milton Hospital is situated 2 miles northwest of Chickatawbut Observation Tower.
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. Lyon’s Turning Mill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Chickatawbut Observation Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton and Braintree Split.
Milton
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Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an immediate southern suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census.
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. Braintree Split is situated 2 miles east of Chickatawbut Observation Tower.
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.
Chickatawbut Observation Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: observation tower in Quincy, United States of America
- Categories: observation tower, building, and historic site
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.22514° or 42° 13′ 31″ northLongitude
-71.06075° or 71° 3′ 39″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
87JC6WGQ+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 215760219OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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In Other Languages
“Chickatawbut Observation Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “Chickatawbut Observation Tower”
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