Edward Knight Memorial Observatory

Edward Knight Memorial Observatory is an observatory in Town of Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts which is located on Millstone Hill Road. Edward Knight Memorial Observatory is situated nearby to the nature reserve Flavell Road Conservation Area, as well as near the peak Cowdry Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wright Cemetery and Russian Cemetery.

Wright Cemetery

Cemetery

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Wright Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Groton Road near Lynwood Lane in Westford, Massachusetts. The cemetery was formally established in 1836 as a private cemetery for the locally numerous Wright family, although its earliest documented burial dates to 1819. Wright Cemetery is situated 1½ miles east of Edward Knight Memorial Observatory.

Russian Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Russian Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Patten Road in Westford, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1918 by the Russian Brotherhood, a social organization that served as a focal point for Belorussian immigrants who had been recruited by agents for the Abbot Worsted Company to work in its Westford mills. Russian Cemetery is situated 2½ miles southeast of Edward Knight Memorial Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westford and Nabnasset.

Westford

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Westford is a city in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts. With a population of roughly 25,000, it's a thriving outer suburb of Lowell, with high tech industries.

Nabnasset

Neighborhood

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Nabnasset is a village located in the northeastern portion of Westford, Massachusetts, United States, between North Chelmsford, Tyngsboro, Graniteville and Westford Center. Nabnasset is situated 4 miles east of Edward Knight Memorial Observatory.

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.

Edward Knight Memorial Observatory

Type: Observatory
Address: 20 Millstone Hill Road
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.60908° or 42° 36′ 33″ north

Longitude

-71.49454° or 71° 29′ 40″ west

Open location code

87JCJG54+J5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 196387761

OpenStreetMap feature

building=shed

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

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