Shapley Land

Shapley Land is a nature reserve in Town of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. Shapley Land is situated near the neighborhood Center of Town, as well as near Harvard Shaker Village Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Oak Ridge Observatory and North Cemetery.

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.

North Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Nourse-Farwell House

House

The Nourse-Farwell House is located in the Harvard Center Historic District, a U.S. Historic District in the center of Harvard, Massachusetts. The house is believed to have been built in c.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harvard and Littleton.

Harvard

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Boxborough

Village

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Acton is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 24,000 in the 2020 census. Boxborough is a town with a population of about 6,000. Maynard is a town with a population of 11,000. Stow is a town with a population of 7,000.

Shapley Land

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: recreation area and protected area
Location: Town of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.5083° or 42° 30′ 30″ north

Longitude

-71.558° or 71° 33′ 29″ west

Open location code

87JCGC5R+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29777112

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=conservation

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Center of Town and Harvard Shaker Village Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Oak Hill and Noxon Conservation Restriction.

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