Russo Land
Russo Land is a nature reserve in Worcester, Massachusetts. Russo Land is situated nearby to the neighborhood Harvard Shaker Village Historic District, as well as near Devenscrest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oak Ridge Observatory and Ayer Public Library.
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.
Littleton/Route 495 station
Railway stop
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Littleton/Route 495 station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Littleton, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line. The station is located at the intersection of Grimes Lane and Foster Street near Route 2 and I-495 and serves as a park-and-ride station for both highways.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harvard and Littleton.
Harvard
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.
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.
Ayer
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Russo Land
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.526° or 42° 31′ 34″ northLongitude
-71.5544° or 71° 33′ 16″ westOpen location code
87JCGCGW+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 29762695OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Harvard Shaker Village Historic District and Shaker Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shaker’s Quarry and Thayer Conservation Restriction (private).
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