Turtle Island
Turtle Island is an islet in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Turtle Island is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Echo Bridge, as well as near the quarter Newton Upper Falls.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church and Eliot station.
Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church
Church
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Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church, formerly referred to as St. Mary's, is a Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Boston located in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts. Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Turtle Island.
Eliot station
Railway stop
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Eliot station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch located just north of Route 9 between the Newton Highlands and Newton Upper Falls villages of Newton, Massachusetts. Eliot station is situated 3,100 feet east of Turtle Island.
Waban station
Railway stop
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Waban station is a surface-level light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line D branch, located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square in the Waban section of Newton, Massachusetts. Waban station is situated 3,000 feet north of Turtle Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton Upper Falls and Waban.
Newton Upper Falls
Quarter
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Newton Upper Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Massachusetts, United States. The village is listed as the Newton Upper Falls Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waban
Quarter
Waban is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Newton Lower Falls
Quarter
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Newton Lower Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The commercial area extends across the Charles River into Wellesley, where it is known as Wellesley Lower Falls, where a majority of the retail businesses are located. Newton Lower Falls is situated 1½ miles west of Turtle Island.
Turtle Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.31771° or 42° 19′ 4″ northLongitude
-71.22772° or 71° 13′ 40″ westOpen location code
87JC8Q9C+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 385324849OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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