Locke Land
Locke Land is a nature reserve in Worcester, Massachusetts. Locke Land is situated nearby to the neighborhood Harvard Shaker Village Historic District, as well as near the town Littleton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oak Ridge Observatory and Littleton/Route 495 station.
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.
Littleton/Route 495 station
Railway stop
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Littleton/Route 495 station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Littleton, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line. The station is located at the intersection of Grimes Lane and Foster Street near Route 2 and I-495 and serves as a park-and-ride station for both highways.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harvard and Littleton.
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.
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.
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.
Locke Land
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.5249° or 42° 31′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.5441° or 71° 32′ 39″ westOpen location code
87JCGFF4+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 547338933OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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