Lawton State Forest

Lawton State Forest is a recreation area in Town of Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. Lawton State Forest is situated nearby to Chestnut Hill Cemetery, as well as near the nature reserve Skyfields Arboretum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tully Mountain and Tully Cemetery.

Tully Mountain

Peak

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Tully Mountain, 1,163 ft, is a prominent, steep-sided monadnock located in north central Massachusetts in the town of Orange. It is part of the Tully Mountain Wilderness Management Area. Tully Mountain is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lawton State Forest.

Tully Cemetery

Cemetery

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Tully Cemetery is situated 2 miles west of Lawton State Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athol and Royalston.

Athol

Town

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Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,945 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Athol is situated 2½ miles south of Lawton State Forest.

Royalston

Village

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Royalston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,250 at the 2020 census. Royalston is situated 3½ miles north of Lawton State Forest.

Orange

Town

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Orange is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,569 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the town is included in the census-designated place of Orange. Orange is situated 6 miles southwest of Lawton State Forest.

Lawton State Forest

Type: Recreation area
Categories: forest, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.62854° or 42° 37′ 43″ north

Longitude

-72.20876° or 72° 12′ 32″ west

Inception

July 5th, 2001

Open location code

87J9JQHR+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29914260

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chestnut Hill Cemetery and Skyfields Arboretum.

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