Nantasket Brook

Nantasket Brook is a stream in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Nantasket Brook is situated nearby to the neighborhood Crownridge Estates, as well as near the hamlet West Walpole.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Noon Hill and Shattuck Reservation and Medfield Town Pound.

Noon Hill and Shattuck Reservation

Peak

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Noon Hill and Shattuck Reservation are adjacent open space preserves located in Medfield, Massachusetts. They are managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations.

Medfield Town Pound

Historic site

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Medfield Town Pound is a historic site.

Peak House

Museum

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Peak House Heritage Center is a historic site located in Medfield, Massachusetts. According to tradition, the original house was built in 1651 by Benjamin Clark, was burned during the King Philip's War on February 21, 1676, and was rebuilt ca. Peak House is situated 1½ miles north of Nantasket Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medfield and Millis.

Medfield

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Medfield is a town of 13,000 people in Massachusetts. Medfield was first settled by Anglo-Americans in 1649 after the land was taken from the Neponset Native Americans.

Millis

Town

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Franklin is a city of 37,000 in Massachusetts. Bellingham is a town with a population of 17,000. Birthplace of noted author William Taylor Adams, also known as Oliver Optic. Millis is situated 2½ miles west of Nantasket Brook.

Walpole

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Walpole Town, as the Census refers to it, is located approximately 18 miles south of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and 30 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island.

Nantasket Brook

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Horse Brook” and “Stop Brook”
Category: body of water
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.16621° or 42° 9′ 58″ north

Longitude

-71.30533° or 71° 18′ 19″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Open location code

87JC5M8V+FV

GeoNames ID

4944897

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