Groton Fire Tower

Groton Fire Tower is a tower in Town of Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Groton Fire Tower is situated nearby to the peak Gibbet Hill, as well as near the ruins Bancroft’s castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bancroft’s castle and First Parish Church of Groton.

Bancroft’s castle

Ruins

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Bancroft's castle was built by General William Bancroft in 1906 atop Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts. Since 2000, the "castle" and trails became part of Groton's protected open space and was opened to the public. Bancroft’s castle is situated 800 feet southwest of Groton Fire Tower.

First Parish Church of Groton

Place of worship

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The First Parish Church of Groton is a historic church building at 1 Powderhouse Road in Groton, Massachusetts. It was built in 1754-55 and restyled in 1839 for a congregation whose history dates to the founding of the community in the 17th century. First Parish Church of Groton is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Groton Fire Tower.

Lawrence Academy

School

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Lawrence Academy at Groton is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational college-preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1792 as Groton Academy and chartered in 1793 by Governor John Hancock, it is the tenth-oldest boarding school in the United States and the third-oldest in Massachusetts, following The Governor's Academy and Phillips Academy at Andover. Lawrence Academy is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Groton Fire Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groton and Ayer.

Groton

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Groton is a town of about 10,500 people in Middlesex County, in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. Groton, like a lot of towns in New England, has a plethora of historic homes and structures to see.

Ayer

Village

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Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction. Ayer is situated 4 miles southwest of Groton Fire Tower.

East Pepperell

Suburb

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East Pepperell is a village and census-designated place in the town of Pepperell in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,120 at the 2020 census. East Pepperell is situated 4 miles north of Groton Fire Tower.

Groton Fire Tower

Type: Tower
Location: Town of Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.61006° or 42° 36′ 36″ north

Longitude

-71.55769° or 71° 33′ 28″ west

Open location code

87JCJC6R+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1963783093

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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