Willis Tract

Willis Tract is a nature reserve in Town of Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Willis Tract is situated nearby to the hamlet Doeskin Hills, as well as near the neighborhood Wayside Woods.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nobscot Hill and Sudbury Valley School.

Nobscot Hill

Peak

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Nobscot Hill is a USGS name for a high point in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with many public hiking trails, and it is located in Framingham and Sudbury.

The Sudbury Valley School is a private school founded in 1968 by a community of people in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. As of 2019, several schools, located in the United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France and Germany were based on the Sudbury Model in the United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan and Switzerland.

Doeskin Hill

Peak

Doeskin Hill is a 492-foot hill in Framingham, Massachusetts. The hill is located west of Nobscot Hill near the border with Sudbury, Massachusetts. The hill is mentioned in the Massachusetts colonial records by at least 1658, and the name Doeskin originated…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southborough and Saxonville.

Southborough

Town

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The Boroughs are a collection of three towns in the Worcester County region of Central Massachusetts in the United States of America. The area is home to around 45,000 people.

Saxonville

Village

Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.

Saxonville is a village located in northern Framingham, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The village was originally settled by John Stone in 1647. Saxonville was named after the Saxon Factory Company, a textile mill in the village.

Sudbury

Town

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Wayland, a town in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, is a residential suburb of 14,000, with mostly families as residents. Sudbury is a town with a population of 19,000 in the 2020 census.

Willis Tract

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.3335° or 42° 20′ 1″ north

Longitude

-71.4613° or 71° 27′ 41″ west

Open location code

87JC8GMQ+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29814398

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

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