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 park Emerson Playground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church and Newton Upper Falls Historic District.

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.

Newton Upper Falls Historic District

Park

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Newton Upper Falls Historic District is a park.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waban and Newton Upper Falls.

Waban

Village

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Waban is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Newton Upper Falls

Village

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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.

Newton Highlands

Village

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Newton Highlands is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Newton Highlands Historic District includes residential and commercial businesses back to the late 19th century.

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″ north

Longitude

-71.22772° or 71° 13′ 40″ west

Open location code

87JC8Q9C+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 385324849

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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