Rowe Land

Rowe Land is a nature reserve in Town of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. Rowe Land is situated near the neighborhood Center of Town, as well as near the village Boxborough.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Boxborough Town Hall and North Cemetery.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harvard and Boxborough.

Harvard

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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.

Boxborough

Village

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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.

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.

Rowe 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

42.4933° or 42° 29′ 36″ north

Longitude

-71.5486° or 71° 32′ 55″ west

Open location code

87JCFFV2+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29796130

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=conservation

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Center of Town and Camp Green Eyrie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Swymfit and NHESP-certified Vernal Pool.

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