Smith Land
Smith Land is a nature reserve in Town of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Smith Land is situated nearby to the neighborhood Center of Town, as well as near the hamlet Camp Green Eyrie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Oak Ridge Observatory and North Cemetery.
Oak Ridge Observatory
Building
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Oak Ridge Observatory, also known as the George R. Agassiz Station, is located at 42 Pinnacle Road, Harvard, Massachusetts. It was operated by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian as a facility of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory from 1933 until August 19, 2005.
Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House
House
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Frederick Fiske Warren and Gretchen Osgood Warren House, known to the family as The Hutch, is a historic house at 42 Bolton Road in Harvard, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harvard and Boxborough.
Harvard
Harvard is a town of 6,900 people in North County. It has been home to several non-traditional communities, such as Harvard Shaker Village and the utopian transcendentalist center Fruitlands.
Boxborough
Village
Acton is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 24,000 in the 2020 census. Boxborough is a town with a population of about 6,000. Maynard is a town with a population of 11,000. Stow is a town with a population of 7,000.
Littleton
Town
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.
Shirley is a city in Merrimack Valley with a population of 7,000. The town was named for former Governor William Shirley, and was settled in 1720 and incorporated in 1775.
Smith Land
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and protected area
- Location: Town of Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.4989° or 42° 29′ 56″ northLongitude
-71.5602° or 71° 33′ 37″ westOperator
Harvard Conservation CommissionOpen location code
87JCFCXQ+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 546379487OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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