Petersham – Populated Place in Worcester, Massachusetts

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 609690

Location

State Massachusetts

County Worcester

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

42°29'15"N 72°11'13"W

Decimal Degrees

42.4875891, -72.1870258

Elevation

1,079.00 ft (328.88 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Petersham

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Burrage Corner

3.0 mi NW

Also Known As

Petersham Centre

Hydrography

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Description

8.5 mi SE of Athol; Town of Petersham.

History

Named for William Stanhope, Earl of Petersham

Nearby Features

Petersham Census Designated Place Census · 0.2 mi N
Brown Pond Reservoir · 1.2 mi ENE
Harvard Pond Reservoir · 1.6 mi NW
Stony Brook Stream · 1.6 mi NE
Moccasin Brook Stream · 1.7 mi SE
Carter Hill Summit · 1.8 mi S
Bald Hill Summit · 2.0 mi W
Rutland Brook Stream · 2.0 mi SE
Chimney Hill Summit · 2.0 mi ESE
Connor Pond Reservoir · 2.1 mi SE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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