Hop Brook Natural Area

Hop Brook Natural Area is a nature reserve in Town of Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Hop Brook Natural Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Doeskin Hills, as well as near Nobscot.

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 Framingham and Southborough.

Framingham

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Framingham is a suburban city in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, with a population of more than 72,000. This former blue-collar manufacturing town is now a sprawling western suburb of Boston, known for its high density of white-collar technology and business professionals, as well as an ethnically diverse population.

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.

Hop Brook Natural Area

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

42.3282° or 42° 19′ 41″ north

Longitude

-71.4569° or 71° 27′ 25″ west

Open location code

87JC8GHV+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29815574

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Doeskin Hills and Nobscot.

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