Worcester (/ˈwʊstər/ WUUSS-tər, locally also /ˈwᵻstə/ WISS-tə) is a city and the historic county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1998. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population was 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston. Worcester is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston, and 38 miles (61 km) east of Springfield. Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, amidst Massachusetts' major metropolitan regions, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth", thus, a heart is the official symbol of the city.
Population: 181,045
Latitude: 42° 15' 45.32" N
Longitude: -71° 48' 8.24" W
The Quabbin Reservoir Precision Bombing and Gunnery Range was a former Army Air Force and later United States Air Force bomb and gunnery range. It was located in the bed of the Quabbin Reservoir before it was filled to capacity.
Plimptonville is a station along the MBTA Commuter Rail's Franklin Line located in Walpole, Massachusetts near the Neponset River. It is positioned next to a small dirt parking lot between Plimpton Street and the Franklin Line itself.
Palmer is a former census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Palmer in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area…
Oxford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Oxford in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
Notre Dame Academy is a private, all-girls Roman Catholic high school in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Norfolk is a MBTA commuter rail station on the Franklin Line located in Norfolk, Massachusetts. The station is located at 9 Rockwood Road (Massachusetts Route 115). There is an automatic level crossing on the road with gates.Also farther down the li…
Needham Junction is a passenger rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line, located at 1 Junction Street in the southwestern part of Needham, Massachusetts.
Needham Center is the penultimate MBTA Commuter Rail station serving the Needham Line. It was originally built in 1870 (although some sources claim it was built in 1887), and was much larger than it is today.
Mount Pisgah is the highest point in Northborough, Massachusetts.
Monson Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Monson in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,103 at the 2000 census.
Lake Lashaway is a 293-acre (1.19 km2) pond located near the East Brookfield and North Brookfield, Massachusetts town line. The town line cuts the lake approximately in half.
Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (ICAO: K1B6, FAA LID: 1B6), in Hopedale, Massachusetts, is a private airport open to the public. It is owned by the Hopedale Industrial Park. It has one runway and sees very low traffic. Approximately sixteen aircraf…
Franklin/Dean College is a passenger rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin Line, located in downtown Franklin, Massachusetts near Dean College. The station has a mid-sized park and ride lot to serve town residents; Forge Park/495 is intend…
The First Unitarian Society in Newton is located at 1326 Washington Street in the village of West Newton in Newton, Massachusetts. Architect Ralph Adams Cram designed the church, Frederick Law Olmsted designed the grounds, the cornerstone was laid i…
The First Church of Christ, Unitarian, also known as First Church of Christ, Lancaster and colloquially as "the Bulfinch Church", is an historic congregation with its meeting house located at 725 Main Street facing the Common in Lancaster, Massachus…
East Brookfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of East Brookfield in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
Dover is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dover in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
The Concord School of Philosophy was a lyceum-like series of summer lectures and discussions of philosophy in Concord, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1888.