East Acton
East Acton is a hamlet in Town of Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. East Acton is situated nearby to the hamlet West Concord, as well as near Damons Mills Westvale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northeastern Correctional Center and Annursnac Hill.
Northeastern Correctional Center
Prison
The Northeastern Correctional Center is a minimum security/pre-release state prison located in Concord, Massachusetts. NCC opened in 1932, sits on 300 acres of farmland, and houses 189 adult male prisoners as of December 30, 2024.
Annursnac Hill
Peak
Annursnac Hill is located in Concord, Massachusetts. It is the highest point in the town at 361 ft. Early settlers herded swine near the base of the hill and referred to the area as the “hog pens.” Harvard University purchased land on the north side of the hill in 1949 for antenna research.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acton and West Concord.
Acton
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Acton is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 24,000 in the 2020 census. Boxborough is a town with a population of about 6,000. Maynard is a town with a population of 11,000. Stow is a town with a population of 7,000.
West Concord
Hamlet
West Concord is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Concord in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census.
Concord
Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.
East Acton
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Ellsworth”
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.47509° or 42° 28′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.40951° or 71° 24′ 34″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
87JCFHGR+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 158803096OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4935290
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