Pikes Pond

Pikes Pond is a reservoir in Worcester, Massachusetts. Pikes Pond is situated nearby to the neighborhood Dodge, as well as near the quarter Northside.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dodge Chapel and Rider Tavern.

Rider Tavern

Historic building

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The Rider Tavern is an historic tavern on Stafford Street in the Northside Village Historic District of Charlton, Massachusetts. The tavern, now a large three story wood-frame building, was built in 1797, and was for many years an important stop on the stagecoach road.

Militia Lot

Park

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Militia Lot is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlton and Oxford.

Charlton

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Charlton is a small town in Central Massachusetts located outside of Worcester. Charlton is primarily a bedroom community, though there are a number of businesses in the center of town and especially along the Route 20 corridor.

Oxford

Town

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Webster is a small town of about 16,000 in the South County region of Central Massachusetts along the Connecticut border. It was founded in 1832 by Samuel Slater, one of the initiators of the United States Industrial Revolution. Oxford is situated 5 miles southeast of Pikes Pond.

Auburn

Town

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Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,889 at the 2020 census. Auburn is situated 6 miles northeast of Pikes Pond.

Pikes Pond

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “Downey Reservoir”
Category: body of water
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.16193° or 42° 9′ 43″ north

Longitude

-71.94045° or 71° 56′ 26″ west

Elevation

689 feet (210 metres)

Open location code

87JC5365+QR

GeoNames ID

4947211

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