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Middlesex

Middlesex Canal

The Middlesex Canal was a 27-mile barge canal connecting the Merrimack River with the port of Boston. When operational it was 30 feet wide, and 3 feet deep, with 20 locks, each 80 feet long and between 10 and 11 feet wide.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include North Billerica station and North Billerica Baptist Church.

Railway station
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is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in . It serves the Lowell Line, and is located in the North Billerica village.

Church
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is the name of the former repair facilities of the Boston and Maine Railroad in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Billerica and Billerica.

Village
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is an unincorporated village of the town of , United States, one of the nine sections that make up the Town of Billerica.

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is a city of 42,000 people in that is on the border between Boston’s inner suburbs to the south and the Merrimack Valley region to the north.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 2 miles south of Middlesex Canal.

Middlesex Canal

Latitude
42.58715° or 42° 35′ 14″ north
Longitude
-71.27308° or 71° 16′ 23″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
87JCHPPG+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 236937984
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
4943905
Wiki­data ID
Q1931907
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Satellite Map

Discover Middlesex Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Middlesex Canal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة ميدلسكس”
  • Cebuano: “Middlesex Canal”
  • Dutch: “Middlesex Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة ميدلسكس”
  • French: “Middlesex Canal”
  • German: “Middlesex Canal”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Middlesex Canal”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Billerica Mills Historic District and River Pines.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Potter Field and Potters Playground.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Middlesex Canal”. Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.