Knops Pond Access

Knops Pond Access is a recreation area in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Knops Pond Access is situated nearby to the nature reserve Eldridge Conservation Area, as well as near Mountain Lakes Trail.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bancroft’s castle and Lawrence Academy.

Bancroft’s castle

Ruins

Photo: Daderot, CC0.

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 2 miles west of Knops Pond Access.

Lawrence Academy

School

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ miles west of Knops Pond Access.

Indian Hill House

Residential building

Photo: IndianRidge, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Indian Hill House is a private residence named for the Indian Hills of Groton, Massachusetts. Designed in 1962-63 by Maurice K. Smith, the house was built by Ralph S. Indian Hill House is situated 2 miles west of Knops Pond Access.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groton and Littleton.

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.

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. Littleton is situated 4 miles south of Knops Pond Access.

Westford

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Knops Pond Access

Type: Recreation area
Categories: protected area, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.59663° or 42° 35′ 48″ north

Longitude

-71.51859° or 71° 31′ 7″ west

Open location code

87JCHFWJ+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29762421

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=conservation

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=recreation_ground

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Highlights include Eldridge Conservation Area and Mountain Lakes Trail.

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