Franklin State Forest

Franklin State Forest is a recreation area in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Franklin State Forest is situated nearby to Miscoe Meadow, as well as near the nature reserve West Heights Conservation Rest.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miscoe Lake.

Miscoe Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Ndeubert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miscoe Lake is a reservoir in Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island. It is about 0.8 miles long and the northern tip of the lake lies in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Miscoe Lake is situated 1½ miles south 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 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 4½ miles northwest of Franklin State Forest.

Arnold Mills Historic District

Neighborhood

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Arnold Mills Historic District is a historic district encompassing a modest 19th-century mill village in eastern Cumberland, Rhode Island. The district lies along the Nate Whipple Highway and Sneech Pond Road, south of the Arnold Mills Reservoir. Arnold Mills Historic District is situated 4½ miles southeast 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

42.03494° or 42° 2′ 6″ north

Longitude

-71.42784° or 71° 25′ 40″ west

Open location code

87JC2HMC+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29776834

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=recreation_ground

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