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Townsend

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Alternative names: Settled: 1676Population: 1.1 thous.Area: 33.1 mi²Coordinates: 42°39'58"N, 71°42'15"W
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MassachusettsUnited States

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

Nearby attractions include: Fitchburg Art Museum, Rollstone Boulder, Potanipo Hill, Mason.

  • fitchburg art museum7.5 miSW
    Museum, Art museum

    Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg

    191 min walk • The Fitchburg Art Museum is a regional art museum based in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

  • rollstone boulder fitchburg7.5 miSW
    Bridge

    Rollstone Boulder, Fitchburg

    193 min walk • The Rollstone Boulder is a ten-foot-tall, 110-ton porphyritic granite glacial erratic located on a traffic island in downtown Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The boulder was exploded at its original location at the summit of Rollstone Hill and then reassembled near Fitchburg's Upper Common in 1929 from the pieces.

  • potanipo hill brookline4.5 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Potanipo Hill, Brookline

    115 min walk • Potanipo Hill is a 613-foot-high peak located in the town of Brookline in southern New Hampshire, United States. The hill became home to one of the first lift-served ski areas in New England when Brookline Ski Area opened on its eastern face.

  • mason6.2 miNW
    Town

    Mason

    160 min walk • Mason is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,448 at the 2020 census. Mason, together with Wilton, is home to Russell-Abbott State Forest.

  • andres institute of art brookline4.6 miN
    Art museum, Museum

    Andres Institute of Art, Brookline

    119 min walk • Andres Institute of Art is a public sculpture park in Brookline, New Hampshire, United States, founded in 1996 by local benefactor Paul Andres and sculptor John Weidman.

  • lunenburg5.9 miS
    Town

    Lunenburg

    151 min walk • Lunenburg is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,946 at the 2020 census.

  • beaver brook association6.3 miNE
    Natural attraction, Protected area

    Beaver Brook Association

    161 min walk • Open to the public 365 days a year, dawn to dusk, the Beaver Brook Association is a non-profit nature center and 2,187-acre conservation area in Hollis, Brookline, and Milford, New Hampshire, United States.

  • wallace civic center fitchburg6.4 miSW
    Sport venue, Sport

    Wallace Civic Center, Fitchburg

    164 min walk • The George R. Wallace Jr. Civic Center, more commonly known as the Civic Center, is a 1,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and has an end-stage concert capacity of 3,200.

  • brookline public library5.2 miNE
    42°44'1"N • 71°39'39"W

    Brookline Public Library, Brookline

    132 min walk • Library

  • amelia v gallucci cirio library at fitchburg state university6.9 miSW
    42°35'17"N • 71°47'22"W

    Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library at Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg

    177 min walk • Library

  • fitchburg state university6.9 miSW
    Universities and schools

    Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg

    176 min walk • Fitchburg State University is a public university in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It has 3,421 undergraduate and 1,238 graduate/continuing education students, for a total student body enrollment of 4,659.

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