Powissett Pond

Powissett Pond is in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Powissett Pond is situated nearby to the town Westwood, as well as near the hamlet Charles River Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Westwood Town Pound and Highland Cemetery.

Westwood Town Pound

Historic site

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Westwood Town Pound is a historic site, which is situated 2 miles east of Powissett Pond.

Highland Cemetery

Cemetery

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Highland Cemetery is situated 1½ miles northwest of Powissett Pond.

Charles River School

School

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Charles River School was founded by parents on the banks of the Charles River in Needham, Massachusetts, United States, in 1911. In 1917, the school moved to Dover, Massachusetts. Charles River School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Powissett Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westwood and Dover.

Westwood

Town

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Norwood is a town of 32,000 in Massachusetts. Westwood has a population of 16,000. Westwood is situated 1½ miles southeast of Powissett Pond.

Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,923 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. Located about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Dover is situated 2 miles west of Powissett Pond.

Needham

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Needham is a town in Massachusetts, near Boston with a population of 32,000. Home to Olin College, it features a number of upscale and ethnic restaurants have turned it into a rather unlikely culinary destination.

Powissett Pond

Type: Body of water
Also known as: “Worthington Pond”
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.23466° or 42° 14′ 5″ north

Longitude

-71.24683° or 71° 14′ 49″ west

Elevation

262 feet (80 metres)

Open location code

87JC6QM3+V7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91088000

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

4947925

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