Leaping Trout Ledge

Leaping Trout Ledge is a scenic viewpoint in Town of Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Leaping Trout Ledge is situated nearby to the nature reserve Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary, as well as near the peak Snake Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary and Barefoot Cemetery.

Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary

Nature reserve

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Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary is an 86-acre non-profit nature reserve in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States. It is free and open to the public year-round, offering a series of walking trails and an educational visitor's center.

Barefoot Cemetery

Cemetery

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Barefoot Cemetery is situated 1 mile southwest of Leaping Trout Ledge.

Millennium Power Plant

Power station

The Millennium Power Plant is a 360 MW power plant located in Charlton, Massachusetts. It is a natural gas combined-cycle plant currently owned by Talen Energy and operated by Millennium Power Partners LP. Millennium Power Plant is situated 1½ miles south of Leaping Trout Ledge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlton and Sturbridge.

Charlton

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Charlton is a small town in Central Massachusetts located outside of Worcester. Charlton is primarily a bedroom community, though there are a number of businesses in the center of town and especially along the Route 20 corridor.

Sturbridge

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Sturbridge is a charming New England town of almost 10,000 people in southern Central Massachusetts approximately 60 miles west of Boston. Sturbridge is probably most famous for the Old Sturbridge Village living history museum.

American Optical Company Historic District

Neighborhood

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The American Optical Company Historic District encompasses a historic industrial complex on the Quinebaug River in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Located on roughly 80 acres east of downtown Southbridge, the complex was developed between the 1880s and 1950s by the American Optical Company, one of the largest manufacturers of eyewear at the turn of the 20th century. American Optical Company Historic District is situated 4 miles south of Leaping Trout Ledge.

Leaping Trout Ledge

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Town of Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.13409° or 42° 8′ 3″ north

Longitude

-72.01032° or 72° 0′ 37″ west

Open location code

87J94XMQ+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4827765102

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Snake Hill and Capen Hill.

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