Noxon Conservation Restriction

Noxon Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Town of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Noxon Conservation Restriction is situated near the neighborhood Center of Town, as well as near the hamlet Camp Green Eyrie.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Oak Ridge Observatory and North Cemetery.

Oak Ridge Observatory

Building

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

The Oak Ridge Observatory, also known as the George R. Agassiz Station, is located at 42 Pinnacle Road, Harvard, Massachusetts. It was operated by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian as a facility of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory from 1933 until August 19, 2005.

North Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House

House

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Frederick Fiske Warren and Gretchen Osgood Warren House, known to the family as The Hutch, is a historic house at 42 Bolton Road in Harvard, Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harvard and Boxborough.

Harvard

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Harvard is a town of 6,900 people in North County. It has been home to several non-traditional communities, such as Harvard Shaker Village and the utopian transcendentalist center Fruitlands.

Boxborough

Village

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Acton is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 24,000 in the 2020 census. Boxborough is a town with a population of about 6,000. Maynard is a town with a population of 11,000. Stow is a town with a population of 7,000.

Littleton

Town

Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.

Shirley is a city in Merrimack Valley with a population of 7,000. The town was named for former Governor William Shirley, and was settled in 1720 and incorporated in 1775.

Noxon Conservation Restriction

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.5042° or 42° 30′ 15″ north

Longitude

-71.5609° or 71° 33′ 39″ west

Operator

Harvard Conservation Trust

Open location code

87JCGC3Q+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1038028398

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Center of Town and Camp Green Eyrie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Oak Hill and Shapley Land.

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