Lancaster

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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. ()

Alternative names: Settled: 1643Population: 7.5 thous.Area: 28.2 mi²Coordinates: 42°27'26"N, 71°40'23"W

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Lancaster – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Assabet River Rail Trail, The Mall at Whitney Field, Museum of Russian Icons, Wachusett Aqueduct.

7.3 miSE
Hiking, Trail, Hiking trail
Assabet River Rail Trail, Hudson
186 min walk • The Assabet River Rail Trail is a partially-completed multi-use rail trail running through the cities and towns of Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, and Acton, Massachusetts, United States.
6.1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall at Whitney Field, Leominster
155 min walk • The Mall at Whitney Field is a shopping mall located off of Route 2 near the junction with Interstate 190 in Leominster, Massachusetts. The mall opened in 1967 and was renovated and renamed in 2004. The mall's anchor stores are Burlington and JCPenney with two vacant anchors last occupied by Macy's and Sears.
2.9 miS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton
75 min walk • The Museum of Russian Icons is a non-profit art museum located in Clinton, Massachusetts, United States. The collection includes more than 1,000 Russian icons and related artifacts, making it one of the largest private collections of Russian icons outside of Russia and the largest in North America.
4.1 miS
Aqueduct
Wachusett Aqueduct, Marlborough
105 min walk • The Wachusett Aqueduct is a secondary aqueduct that carries water from the Wachusett Reservoir to the John J. Carroll Water Treatment Plant at Walnut Hill in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
6.6 miNW
Cemetery
Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster
168 min walk • The Pine Grove Cemetery, also known as the First Meetinghouse Burying Ground, is an historic cemetery on Tremaine and Main Streets in Leominster, Massachusetts.
3.9 miW
42°27'14"N • 71°44'56"W
Mulligan's Miniature Golf, Sterling
99 min walk • Entertainment, Golf
6.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Monument Square Historic District, Leominster
169 min walk • The Monument Square Historic District is a historic district on Main and Water Streets, and Grove Avenue in Leominster, Massachusetts.
2.8 miS
Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton
73 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.
2.8 miS
Library
Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton
72 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.
2.9 miS
Church
First Methodist Church, Clinton
73 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.
3.5 miSE
Town
Bolton
89 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.