Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
The Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge is a 2,230-acre protected National Wildlife Refuge located approximately 25 miles west of Boston and 4 miles west of the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, along the Assabet River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Boon and Crow Island Airport.
Lake Boon
Lake
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Lake Boon is a lake in eastern Massachusetts covering about 163 acres in the towns of Stow and Hudson, Massachusetts. The lake is approximately 1.5 miles long and consists of four basins connected by narrows.
Crow Island Airport
Aerodrome
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Crow Island Airport is a private airport along the Assabet River in Stow, Massachusetts, United States. It has a 2,300 foot grass airstrip which is popular with "pilots flying a variety of aircraft including, trikes, ultralights, vintage taildraggers…
Summer Hill
Peak
Summer Hill is a 351-foot hill overlooking the Assabet River in Maynard, Massachusetts "with a gradual slope to the north and west". Today the hill is largely conservation land with 24 acres of public hiking trails, and the summit of the hill also contains a radio tower and the town's steel and concrete water tanks. Summer Hill is situated 2 miles north of Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maynard and Gleasondale.
Maynard
Town
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Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is located 22 miles west of Boston, in the MetroWest and Greater Boston region of Massachusetts and borders Acton, Concord, Stow and Sudbury. Maynard is situated 2 miles northeast of Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge.
Gleasondale
Hamlet
Gleasondale is a village straddling the border between the towns of Hudson and Stow in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located along the Assabet River. Gleasondale is situated 2½ miles west of Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge.
Stow
Village
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Stow is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is located 21 miles west of Boston, in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts. Stow is situated 2½ miles northwest of Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge.
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Park
- Description: protected area and former military installation in Massachusetts, US
- Category: National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pine Lake and Pine Point.
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Highlights include Puffer Pond and Bottomless Pond.
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