Idylwilde

Idylwilde is a neighborhood in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Idylwilde is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Waltham, as well as near Glen Meadow West.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lexington Battle Green and Buckman Tavern.

Lexington Battle Green

Park

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The Lexington Battle Green, also known as Lexington Common, is the historic town common of Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It was at this site that the opening shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord were fired on April 19, 1775, starting the American Revolutionary War. Lexington Battle Green is situated 1½ miles northeast of Idylwilde.

Buckman Tavern

Museum

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Buckman Tavern is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord. It is located on the Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, and operated as a museum by the Lexington Historical Society. Buckman Tavern is situated 1½ miles northeast of Idylwilde.

Fiske Hill

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fiske Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Munroe station and Lincoln.

Munroe station

Neighborhood

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Munroe station was a commuter rail station in the Munroe Hill neighbourhood of Lexington, Massachusetts, serving the Lexington Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter Rail system. The depot was located near Munroe Tavern. Munroe station is situated 2 miles east of Idylwilde.

Lincoln

Village

Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts 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. Lincoln is situated 2½ miles west of Idylwilde.

Peirce Farm Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Peirce Farm Historic District is a small historic district within the Arlington Heights neighborhood of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts. The district features three houses that are in a transitional style between Federal and Greek Revival styles, dating from the 1830s. Peirce Farm Historic District is situated 3½ miles east of Idylwilde.

Idylwilde

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.43315° or 42° 25′ 59″ north

Longitude

-71.252° or 71° 15′ 7″ west

Elevation

266 feet (81 metres)

Open location code

87JCCPMX+75

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158809682

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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Highlights include Idylwilde Conservation Area and Lexington Reservoir Dam.

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