Purgatory Brook

Purgatory Brook is a stream in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Purgatory Brook is situated nearby to the neighborhood Summer Heights, as well as near the hamlet Canton Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Signal Hill and Norwood Memorial Airport.

Signal Hill

Peak

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Signal Hill is a 150-acre open space preserve located in Canton, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts; it is centered on a 188-foot rocky knoll by the same name.

Norwood Memorial Airport

Aerodrome

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Norwood Memorial Airport is a public airport 2 mi east of Norwood, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the offices of prominent local business people and several maintenance facilities.

Blue Hill Country Club

Golf course

Blue Hill Country Club is a private country club located in Canton, Massachusetts established in 1925. It has hosted professional tournaments on both the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, including the PGA Championship, a major championship on the PGA Tour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norwood and Canton.

Norwood

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Norwood is part of the Greater Boston area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,611.

Canton

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of Downtown Boston.

Readville

Neighborhood

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Readville is part of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Readville's ZIP Code is 02136. It was called Dedham Low Plains from 1655 until it was renamed after James Read, the owner of the Dedham Manufacturing Company along Mother Brook, in 1847. Readville is situated 3½ miles north of Purgatory Brook.

Purgatory Brook

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.18954° or 42° 11′ 22″ north

Longitude

-71.15977° or 71° 9′ 35″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

87JC5RQR+R3

GeoNames ID

4948142

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