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Walden Pond

Walden Pond is a historic pond in , in the United States. A good example of a kettle hole, it was formed by retreating 10,000–12,000 years ago.
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  • Type: Pond
  • Description: lake in Concord, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Lake Walden” and “Walden Lake”
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gropius House and Concord-Carlisle High School.

Museum
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The is a historic house museum owned by Historic New England at 68 Baker Bridge Road in , United States. It was the family residence of Modernist architect Walter Gropius, his wife Ise Gropius, and their daughter Ati Gropius.

School
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is a public high school located in , United States. It is 17 miles northwest of . The school serves grades 9–12, and as part of the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District has students from both Concord and .

House
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The is a historic house located at 44 Baker Farm Road in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Concord and Lincoln.

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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.

Village
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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States. is situated 2 miles southeast of Walden Pond.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles northwest of Walden Pond.

Walden Pond

Latitude
42.4392° or 42° 26′ 21″ north
Longitude
-71.33989° or 71° 20′ 24″ west
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
87JCCMQ6+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29425508
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Geo­Names ID
4954283
Wiki­data ID
Q2023853
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Walden Pond” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “والدن بوند”
  • Basque: “Walden aintzira”
  • Catalan: “estany de Walden”
  • Catalan: “Estany de Walden”
  • Cebuano: “Walden Pond”
  • Chinese: “瓦尔登湖”
  • Chinese: “瓦爾登湖”
  • Czech: “jezero Walden”
  • Czech: “Walden”
  • Dutch: “Walden Pond”
  • French: “étang de Walden”
  • French: “Étang de Walden”
  • German: “Walden Pond”
  • Hebrew: “אגם וולדן”
  • Italian: “lago Walden”
  • Italian: “Lago Walden”
  • Japanese: “ウォールデン池”
  • Japanese: “ウォールデン湖”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Walden Pond”
  • Russian: “Уолденский пруд”
  • Slovak: “jazero Walden”
  • Slovak: “Walden”
  • Swedish: “Walden Pond”
  • Tamil: “வால்டன் குளம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Волденський ставок”
  • Welsh: “Pwll Walden”

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