Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary

Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary is an 86-acre non-profit nature reserve in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States. It is free and open to the public year-round, offering a series of walking trails and an educational visitor's center.

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Opening hours: dawn—dusk
Type: Nature reserve
Description: nature reserve in Charlton, Massachusetts
Address: 56 Capen Road

Places of Interest

Highlights include Masonic Home Trolley Station and Charlton Town Hall.

Masonic Home Trolley Station

Railway station

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Masonic Home Trolley Station is a railway station.

Charlton Town Hall

Public building

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Charlton Town Hall is a public building.

Dexter Memorial Hall

Library

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Dexter Memorial Hall is a library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlton and Sturbridge.

Charlton

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Charlton is a small town in Central Massachusetts located outside of Worcester. Charlton is primarily a bedroom community, though there are a number of businesses in the center of town and especially along the Route 20 corridor.

Sturbridge

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Sturbridge is a charming New England town of almost 10,000 people in southern Central Massachusetts approximately 60 miles west of Boston. Sturbridge is probably most famous for the Old Sturbridge Village living history museum.

Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary

Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.1361° or 42° 8′ 10″ north

Longitude

-72.0083° or 72° 0′ 30″ west

Operator

Capen Hill Nature Association, Inc.

Open location code

87J94XPR+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 887369279

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q130482539

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