Cistern
Cistern is a ruins in Town of Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Cistern is situated nearby to the peak Bluff Hill, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Bluff Overlook.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sharon station and Sharon Historic District.
Sharon station
Railway station
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Sharon station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Sharon, Massachusetts. It serves the Providence/Stoughton Line. The station has two separate entrances for inbound trains to Boston and for outbound trains to Providence and beyond. Sharon station is situated 1½ miles east of Cistern.
Sharon Historic District
Park
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The Sharon Historic District is a historic district on both sides of N. Main Street from Post Office Square to School Street in Sharon, Massachusetts. The area includes the earliest formally laid out part of Sharon, when it was established as a parish of Stoughton in 1740. Sharon Historic District is situated 2 miles east of Cistern.
Massapoag Lake
Lake
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Lake Massapoag is a 353-acre, natural, springfed lake located in Sharon, Massachusetts. The name Massapoag is Algonquin, meaning "large water". Lake Massapoag is the headwaters of the Massapoag Brook, which flows into the Neponset River. Massapoag Lake is situated 2 miles southeast of Cistern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharon and Walpole.
Sharon
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Walpole
Foxborough
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Foxborough is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 19,000. Sometimes seen as "Foxboro", it is home to the New England Patriots NFL football team.
Cistern
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Town of Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.11686° or 42° 7′ 1″ northLongitude
-71.21242° or 71° 12′ 45″ westOpen location code
87JC4Q8Q+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 871519292OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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