Rocky Ledge
Rocky Ledge is a peak in Town of Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 292 feet. Rocky Ledge is situated nearby to the neighborhood Peirce Estates, as well as near Wellesley Fells.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wellesley College and Henderson House.
Wellesley College
College
Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of women's colleges in the northeastern United States.
Henderson House
Building
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Henderson House, also known as the Edward Peirce House, is a historic house at 99 Westcliff Road in Weston, Massachusetts. Built in 1927–28, it is the last great summer estate house to be built in Weston, and one of about a dozen that survive.
Whitin Observatory
Observatory
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Whitin Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wellesley College. Built in 1900, with additions in 1906, 1967, and 2010, it is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and named after Wellesley College trustee Mrs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wellesley and Newton Lower Falls.
Wellesley
Wellesley is a city in Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. It is a wealthy suburb and home to Wellesley College, Babson College and Mass Bay Community College. Wellesley includes the villages of Babson Park and Wellesley Hills.
Newton Lower Falls
Quarter
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Newton Lower Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The commercial area extends across the Charles River into Wellesley, where it is known as Wellesley Lower Falls, where a majority of the retail businesses are located.
Cochituate
Village
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Cochituate is a census-designated place in the town of Wayland in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,927 at the 2020 census, out of 13,943 in the entire town of Wayland.
Rocky Ledge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 292 feet
- Description: mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.31871° or 42° 19′ 7″ northLongitude
-71.30756° or 71° 18′ 27″ westElevation
292 feet (89 metres)Open location code
87JC8M9R+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 358275670OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Rocky Ledge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rocky Ledge (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
- Cebuano: “Rocky Ledge”
- Dutch: “Rocky Ledge”
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Localities in the Area
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