Northeastern Correctional Center

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.

Type: Building
Description: Prison in Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Massachusetts Correctional Institution of Concord”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Annursnac Hill and Concord Reformatory Cemetery.

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.

Concord Reformatory Cemetery

Cemetery

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Concord Reformatory Cemetery is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Northeastern Correctional Center.

Col. James Barrett Farm

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The Col. James Barrett Farm is a historic American Revolutionary War site in Concord, Massachusetts, associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord. Col. James Barrett Farm is situated 1 mile east of Northeastern Correctional Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Concord and Acton.

West Concord

Village

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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.

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.

Concord

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Northeastern Correctional Center

Category: built structure
Location: Town of Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.47176° or 42° 28′ 18″ north

Longitude

-71.39673° or 71° 23′ 48″ west

Elevation

180 feet (55 metres)

Open location code

87JCFJC3+P8

GeoNames ID

4945864

Wikidata ID

Q7058012

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