Sudbury Reservoir, Boroughs

Name: Sudbury Reservoir
Address: Boroughs, United States

#2 among attractions in Boroughs

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Sudbury Reservoir is an emergency backup Boston metropolitan water reservoir in Massachusetts, located predominantly in Southborough and Marlborough, with small sections in Westborough and Framingham. It was created when the Sudbury Dam was constructed to impound the Stony Brook branch of the Sudbury River; no part of the reservoir lies in the town of Sudbury. Nearly 5,000 acres in the Sudbury Reservoir watershed are administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation as a limited-access public recreation area. ()

Established: 1894 (130 years ago)Elevation: 246 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°19'21"N, 71°30'45"W

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Sudbury Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marlborough Country Club, Brigham Cemetery, Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse, Weeks Cemetery.

2.5 miN
Golf
Marlborough Country Club, Marlborough
64 min walk • Marlborough Country Club is a private country club open to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States. The club formally opened on June 3, 1922. The feature event was a four-ball best-ball match in which...
2.6 miNW
Cemetery
Brigham Cemetery, Marlborough
68 min walk • Brigham Cemetery is a historic cemetery off West Main Street near Crescent Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The small cemetery's first burial was in 1793, and is significant as the city's burial ground for early victims of smallpox.
3.3 miSE
Dam
Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse, Framingham
85 min walk • The Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic waterworks facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. The dam and gatehouse are located at the southeastern end of Framingham Reservoir No. 3, off Massachusetts Route 9.
3.6 miN
Cemetery
Weeks Cemetery, Marlborough
92 min walk • Weeks Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the corner of Sudbury Street and Concord Road in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1837, as one of several neighborhood burying grounds established in the city in the first half of the 19th century.
2.4 miNW
Cemetery
Spring Hill Cemetery, Marlborough
63 min walk • Spring Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at High and Brown Streets in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Established in 1675, it is the city's oldest cemetery. It has about 650 known burials, dating from its establishment to 1977.
2.9 miSE
Golf
Framingham Country Club, Framingham
75 min walk • The Framingham Country Club is a golf course located in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States, about thirty-five minutes west of Boston, Massachusetts off the Massachusetts Turnpike.
4 miE
Church
First Baptist Church, Framingham
103 min walk • The First Baptist Church is an historic Baptist church on 1013 Worcester Road in Framingham, Massachusetts.
2.6 miNW
Cemetery
Rocklawn Cemetery, Marlborough
66 min walk • Rocklawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Stevens Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Established in 1813 as Chipman Cemetery, it was Marlborough's fifth cemetery.
3.4 miNW
Cemetery
Maplewood Cemetery, Marlborough
87 min walk • Maplewood Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Pleasant Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Established in 1864, the 15-acre cemetery is the city's eighth. It is laid out in a roughly rectilinear manner, departing from the popular rural cemetery movement, which preferred more picturesque but less space-efficient winding paths and roads.
1.7 miNE
Mountain
Gibbs Mountain, Marlborough
43 min walk • Gibbs Mountain is a small peak located in Framingham, Massachusetts with an elevation of 499 feet, named after a local homesteader, Micah Gibbs. The summit is located in Callahan State Park and is traversed by the Red Tail Trail and Bay Circuit Trail, as well as the 3.7 mile Gibbs Mountain Loop Trail.
1.7 miE
Italianate architecture
Paul Gibbs House, Framingham
44 min walk • The Paul Gibbs House is a historic house at 1147 Edmands Road in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA. Built in 1860 for a member of a prominent local family, it is a good example of Italianate architecture, probably the work of noted local architect Alexander Rice Esty.