Franklin State Forest

Franklin State Forest is a recreation area in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Franklin State Forest is situated nearby to the peak Magotty Hill, as well as near Union Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forge Park/495 station and Franklin station.

Forge Park/495 station

Railway station

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Forge Park/495 station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail station served by the Franklin/Foxboro Line. It is located off Route 140 near Interstate 495 in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Forge Park/495 station is situated 2 miles north of Franklin State Forest.

Franklin station

Railway station

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Franklin station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station located in Franklin, Massachusetts, near Dean College. It serves the Franklin/Foxboro Line, for which it was the terminus from 1966 to 1988. Franklin station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Franklin State Forest.

Bellingham High School

School

Bellingham High School, or BHS is a five-year public high school located in the town of Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States. BHS is one of two high schools in the town of Bellingham. Bellingham High School is situated 2 miles northwest of Franklin State Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Franklin and Bellingham.

Franklin

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Franklin is a city of 37,000 in Massachusetts. Bellingham is a town with a population of 17,000. Birthplace of noted author William Taylor Adams, also known as Oliver Optic.

Bellingham

Town

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Bellingham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,945 at the 2020 census. The town sits on the southwestern fringe of Metropolitan Boston, along the rapidly growing "outer belt" that is Interstate 495. Bellingham is situated 3 miles northwest of Franklin State Forest.

Wrentham

Town

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Franklin is a city of 37,000 in Massachusetts. Bellingham is a town with a population of 17,000. Birthplace of noted author William Taylor Adams, also known as Oliver Optic. Wrentham is situated 5 miles east of Franklin State Forest.

Franklin State Forest

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

42.05973° or 42° 3′ 35″ north

Longitude

-71.43114° or 71° 25′ 52″ west

Inception

1992

Open location code

87JC3H59+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29768875

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=recreation_ground

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