Foster Conservation Restriction
Foster Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Worcester, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Foster Conservation Restriction is situated nearby to the neighborhood Harvard Shaker Village Historic District, as well as near Devenscrest.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Foster CR”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ayer Public Library and Oak Ridge Observatory.
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.
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.
Ayer
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction.
Foster Conservation Restriction
- Categories: recreation area and protected area
- Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.5361° or 42° 32′ 10″ northLongitude
-71.5529° or 71° 33′ 11″ westOpen location code
87JCGCPW+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 659545912OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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