Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,135 acres wildlife sanctuary located in Princeton, Massachusetts, owned by the Massachusetts Audubon Society.

Photo: Whit Andrews, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Princeton Town Pound and Mount Wachusett.

Princeton Town Pound

Historic site

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Princeton Town Pound is a historic site.

Mount Wachusett is a mountain in Massachusetts. It straddles towns of Princeton and Westminster, in Worcester County. It is the highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River. Mount Wachusett is situated 2½ miles north of Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princeton and Hubbardston.

Princeton

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Princeton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is bordered on the east by Sterling and Leominster, on the north by Westminster, on the northwest by Hubbardston, on the southwest by Rutland, and on the southeast by Holden.

Hubbardston

Village

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Hubbardston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town population was 4,328. It is situated 18 miles north of Worcester and 53 miles west of Boston; it is distinguished in Massachusetts by being unusually high, at 1015 feet above sea level. Hubbardston is situated 6 miles west of Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary.

Rutland

Town

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Rutland is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,049 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Rutland is situated 6 miles southwest of Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary.

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary

Type: Park
Description: Protected landscape in Massachusetts
Category: protected area
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.45556° or 42° 27′ 20″ north

Longitude

-71.90333° or 71° 54′ 12″ west

Elevation

1,004 feet (306 metres)

Open location code

87JCF34W+6M

GeoNames ID

4954221

Wikidata ID

Q22079605

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary”
German: “Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Princeton Station and Brooks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brown Hill and Little Wachusett.

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