Wachusett Reservoir, Clinton

Name: Wachusett Reservoir
Address: Clinton, United States

#2 among attractions in Clinton

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Wachusett Reservoir is the second largest body of water in the state of Massachusetts. It is located in central Massachusetts, northeast of Worcester. It is part of the water supply system for metropolitan Boston maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. It has an aggregate capacity of 65 billion US gallons and an area of almost 7 square miles. Water from the reservoir flows to the covered Norumbega Storage Facility via the Cosgrove Tunnel and the MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel. The reservoir has a maximum depth of 120 feet and a mean depth of 48 feet. ()

Length: 7 miWidth: 5808 ftMaximum depth: 120 ftElevation: 381 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°22'10"N, 71°44'18"W

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Greendale Mall, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Old Stone Church, Worcester Country Club.

5.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Greendale Mall, Worcester
152 min walk • The Greendale Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located near the intersection of Interstates 290 and 190 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. The anchors were Best Buy, Big Lots, DSW, and a combination of TJ Maxx and HomeGoods.
0.8 miSE
Botanical garden, Garden, Museum
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston
21 min walk • Tower Hill Botanic Garden is a 171-acre botanic garden and arboretum located in Boylston, Massachusetts, approximately 8 miles north of central Worcester in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
2.3 miW
Church
Old Stone Church, West Boylston
59 min walk • The Old Stone Church, built in 1891 to replace the Baptist Church that burned, is a historic building in West Boylston, Massachusetts. On April 13, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
3.8 miSW
Golf
Worcester Country Club, Worcester
98 min walk • Worcester Country Club is a private country club and golf course in Worcester, Massachusetts. The course hosted the first Ryder Cup in 1927, and was the site of the 1925 U.S. Open, which was won by Willie Macfarlane. Worcester also hosted the 1960 U.S. Women’s Open.
4.2 miNE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton
108 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.
3.2 miNE
Aqueduct
Wachusett Aqueduct, Marlborough
83 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.
4.1 miSW
Mosque
Worcester Mosque, Worcester
106 min walk • The Worcester Islamic Center, or the Worcester Mosque, is a mosque located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The center started its operations in Oct 2005. There is also a Madrasah housed in the same building on the first floor. The website for the school is Alhuda Academy.
4.7 miSW
Universities and schools
Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester
121 min walk • Quinsigamond Community College is a public, community college in Worcester, Massachusetts. A commuter school, the college has an enrollment of over 13,000 students in its Associate degree and certification programs.
4.1 miNE
Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton
106 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.
4.3 miNE
Library
Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton
111 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.
2.3 miW
Library
Beaman Memorial Public Library, West Boylston
59 min walk • The Beaman Memorial Public Library is the public library of West Boylston, Massachusetts. It is located near the town common, at 8 Newton Street, in an architecturally distinguished Colonial Revival building constructed in 1912 to a design by Worcester architect Lucius Briggs.