Shapley Land
Shapley Land is a nature reserve in Town of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. Shapley Land is situated nearby to the neighborhood Center of Town, as well as near Harvard Shaker Village Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include 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.
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
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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.5083° or 42° 30′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.558° or 71° 33′ 29″ westOpen location code
87JCGC5R+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 29777112OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Center of Town and Harvard Shaker Village Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
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