Massachusetts Gazetteer
Lake Quannapowitt is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Middlesex County. The primary coordinates for Lake Quannapowitt places it within the MA 01880 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Lake Quannapowitt |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Reservoir |
| Description: | Just N of Wakefield T.H.; Town of Wakefield. |
| History: | Named for the brother of Indian Chief Rumneymarsh (MGB 1932). He was one of the Indians from whom the land in Wakefield was bought in 1640 (Barber 1839). |
| County: | Middlesex County |
| Latitude: | 42.5149378 |
| Longitude: | -71.078556 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lake Quannapowitt: Lake Quannapowitt.
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 Lake Quannapowitt does not include property ownership information.
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Wakefield, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Reading, MA (1.4 miles NW) Lynnfield, MA (2.4 miles NE) Stoneham, MA (2.7 miles SSW) Melrose, MA (3.9 miles S) |
Woburn, MA
(4.5 miles WSW) Saugus, MA (4.9 miles SE) Wilmington, MA (5.3 miles WNW) Winchester, MA (5.3 miles SW) Burlington, MA (6 miles W) |
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Farm Hill, MA
(1.4 miles SSW) Montrose, MA (1.4 miles E) Wakefield Junction, MA (1.4 miles SSE) Reading Highlands, MA (1.9 miles WNW) Greenwood, MA (2.4 miles SSE) |
Walnut Hill, MA
(2.7 miles WSW) Lindenwood, MA (2.7 miles SW) Melrose Highlands, MA (3.1 miles SSE) Mishawum, MA (3.4 miles WSW) Montvale, MA (3.4 miles SW) |
