Roaring Brook

Roaring Brook is a stream in Franklin, Massachusetts. Roaring Brook is situated near the locality North Leverett, as well as near the hamlet North Sunderland.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mount Toby and New England Peace Pagoda.

Mount Toby

Peak

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Mount Toby, 1,269 feet, is the highest summit of a sprawling collection of mostly wooded hills and knolls that rise from a distinct plateau-like upland in the towns of Sunderland and Leverett, Massachusetts, just east of the Connecticut River.

New England Peace Pagoda

Buddhist temple

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The New England Peace Pagoda is a peace pagoda located in Leverett, Massachusetts. It was the first Nipponzan-Myōhōji peace pagoda to be built in the United States. New England Peace Pagoda is situated 1½ miles northeast of Roaring Brook.

North Cemetery

Cemetery

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North Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 114 Montague Street in Leverett, Massachusetts, United States. The 1-acre municipal cemetery is located on the west side of the street about 1 mile north of Leverett center. North Cemetery is situated 2 miles southeast of Roaring Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Leverett Historic District and North Sunderland.

North Leverett Historic District

Hamlet

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North Leverett is a historic mill village of Leverett, Massachusetts. Centered on the intersection of North Leverett Road with Chestnut Hill Road and Cave Hill Road it includes predominantly residential buildings that were built during the height of the area's industrial activity between the 1770s and mid-19th century. North Leverett Historic District is situated 2 miles northeast of Roaring Brook.

North Sunderland

Hamlet

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North Sunderland is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Roaring Brook.

Leverett

Village

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Leverett is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,865 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leverett is situated 3 miles south of Roaring Brook.

Roaring Brook

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

42.48898° or 42° 29′ 20″ north

Longitude

-72.5212° or 72° 31′ 16″ west

Elevation

397 feet (121 metres)

Open location code

87J9FFQH+HG

GeoNames ID

4948792

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: North Leverett and Leverett Station.

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Highlights: Roaring Mountain and Ox Hill.

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