Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

#8629 among destinations in the United States

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Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge is a property of the United States National Wildlife Refuge system located in Middlesex and Worcester counties in Massachusetts. It was founded in 1974. ()

Established: 1974 (50 years ago)Elevation: 266 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°29'50"N, 71°37'23"W

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Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bigelow Free Public Library, First Methodist Church, Shirley.

6.5 miSW
Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton
165 min walk • Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Woodlawn Street in Clinton, Massachusetts. The oldest portion was laid out in 1853 by Joshua Thissell in the rural cemetery style popular at the time, and was one of the first municipal projects following the town's incorporation.
6.3 miSW
Library
Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton
161 min walk • The Bigelow Carpet Mill is an historic textile mill complex at Union and High Streets in Clinton, Massachusetts. Built in 1847 and repeatedly enlarged until 1922, this large mill complex was one of the world's major early automated manufacturers of Brussels tapestry, established by Horatio and Erastus Bigelow.
6.4 miSW
Church
First Methodist Church, Clinton
163 min walk • The First Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church building at 75 Walnut Street in Clinton, Massachusetts. It is an L-shaped stone and stucco structure, two stories in height, with a steeply pitched slate roof.
3.6 miNW
Town
Shirley
93 min walk • Shirley is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately thirty miles west-northwest of Boston. The population was 7,431 at the 2020 census. The town has a well-preserved historic New England town center. It is home to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley, a medium-security state prison.
4.7 miN
Town
Ayer
119 min walk • 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.
4.5 miS
Town
Bolton
115 min walk • Bolton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Bolton is in eastern Massachusetts, located 25 miles west-northwest of downtown Boston. The population was 5,665 at the 2020 census.
3.7 miSW
Town
Lancaster
96 min walk • Lancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,441.
1.9 miE
42°29'56"N • 71°35'8"W
Cronin Auditorium, Harvard
49 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater