Massachusetts Gazetteer
Tophet Swamp is a physical feature (swamp) in Middlesex County. The primary coordinates for Tophet Swamp places it within the MA 01464 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Tophet Swamp |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Swamp |
| Description: | Along Bow Brook 1.6 km (1 mi) southwest of Shirley; Towns of Shirley and Lunenburg. |
| History: | Name of a shrine of Jerusalem where human sacrifices were performed to Moloch. |
| County: | Middlesex County |
| Latitude: | 42.5375909 |
| Longitude: | -71.6745141 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Tophet Swamp: Tophet Swamp.
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 Tophet Swamp does not include property ownership information.
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Shirley, MA
(1.4 miles ENE) Devens, MA (3.1 miles E) Devens, MA (3.1 miles E) Leominster, MA (4.3 miles W) Ayer, MA (4.5 miles ENE) |
Lunenburg, MA
(4.7 miles NNW) South Lancaster, MA (6.4 miles S) Groton, MA (7.2 miles NE) Fitchburg, MA (7.2 miles WNW) Clinton, MA (8.3 miles S) |
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Shaker Village, MA
(1.4 miles ESE) Lunenburg Station, MA (1.4 miles W) Shirley Center, MA (2.7 miles NNE) North Leominster, MA (3.1 miles W) North Shirley, MA (3.6 miles NNE) |
Woodsville, MA
(3.6 miles NE) Harvard Station, MA (3.9 miles ESE) Ponakin Mill, MA (3.9 miles S) Goodrichville, MA (4.3 miles NNW) Still River, MA (4.3 miles SE) |
