Orange State Forest

Orange State Forest is a forest in Franklin, Massachusetts. Orange State Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet North New Salem, as well as near Morse Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orange Municipal Airport and Bear’s Den.

Orange Municipal Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Eric Salard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orange Municipal Airport, in Orange, Massachusetts, is a public airport owned by Town of Orange. As of 2023, it has two runways, averages 95 flights per day, and is home base to about 46 aircraft.

Bear’s Den

Nature reserve

Photo: Boston, CC BY 1.0.

Bear's Den is a 6-acre nature reserve in New Salem, Massachusetts. The reservation is close to the Quabbin Reservoir and is owned by the Trustees of Reservations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orange Center Historic District and Orange.

Orange Center Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY 4.0.

Orange Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic civic, commercial, and industrial heart of Orange, Massachusetts in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Orange

Town

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Orange is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,569 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the town is included in the census-designated place of Orange.

New Salem

Village

Photo: ColWilliam, CC BY-SA 2.5.

New Salem is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.