Holmes Park
Holmes Park is a recreation area in Town of Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Holmes Park is situated nearby to the golf course Sharon Country Club, as well as near the nature reserve Lydon Rd Prop.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Massapoag Lake and Sharon Historic District.
Massapoag Lake
Lake
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Lake Massapoag is a 353-acre, natural, springfed lake located in Sharon, Massachusetts. The name Massapoag is Algonquin, meaning "large water". Lake Massapoag is the headwaters of the Massapoag Brook, which flows into the Neponset River.
Sharon Historic District
Park
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The Sharon Historic District is a historic district on both sides of N. Main Street from Post Office Square to School Street in Sharon, Massachusetts. The area includes the earliest formally laid out part of Sharon, when it was established as a parish of Stoughton in 1740. Sharon Historic District is situated 1½ miles northwest of Holmes Park.
Sharon station
Railway station
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Sharon station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Sharon, Massachusetts. It serves the Providence/Stoughton Line. The station has two separate entrances for inbound trains to Boston and for outbound trains to Providence and beyond. Sharon station is situated 2 miles northwest of Holmes Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharon and Stoughton.
Sharon
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Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Stoughton
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Stoughton is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 29,000 that is about 20 minutes south of Boston. It was founded in 1726 and named after William Stoughton, who was chief justice in the Salem Witch Trials.
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Holmes Park
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: protected area, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.11132° or 42° 6′ 41″ northLongitude
-71.1519° or 71° 9′ 7″ westOpen location code
87JC4R6X+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 29861676OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=recreation_ground
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