Massachusetts Gazetteer
Wachusett Lake is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Worcester County. The primary coordinates for Wachusett Lake places it within the MA 01473 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Wachusett Lake |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Reservoir |
| Description: | The feature is at the south end of Wyman Pond 7 miles southeast of Gardner; Towns of Westminster and Princeton. |
| History: | "The name is reportedly an Indian name meaning ""near the mountain"" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)" |
| County: | Worcester County |
| Latitude: | 42.5083132 |
| Longitude: | -71.8811899 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Wachusett Lake: Wachusett Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Wachusett Lake does not include property ownership information.
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Leominster, MA
(6.3 miles E) Fitchburg, MA (6.6 miles NE) Gardner, MA (7.5 miles NW) South Ashburnham, MA (7.6 miles NNW) Lunenburg, MA (10 miles NE) |
Rutland, MA
(10.1 miles SSW) South Lancaster, MA (10.9 miles ESE) Clinton, MA (11.9 miles ESE) Baldwinville, MA (12.1 miles NW) Shirley, MA (12.1 miles ENE) |
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Lakewood Park, MA
(1.4 miles N) Leino Park, MA (1.4 miles N) Bakers Grove, MA (1.9 miles N) Mantyranta, MA (1.9 miles N) Wachusett, MA (2.4 miles NNE) |
Westminster, MA
(3.1 miles NNW) East Princeton, MA (3.4 miles SE) Wachusett Station, MA (3.9 miles NNE) Princeton, MA (4.1 miles S) Waites Corner, MA (4.1 miles NNE) |
