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Discover Devens
Devens in Worcester County (Massachusetts) with it's 1,840 citizens is a city in United States about 380 mi (or 611 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Local time in Devens is now 09:20 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Devens, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Laurence G Hanscom Field in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Worcester, Dedham, Boston, Allenstown and Concord. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 26% |
Air Humidity | 91% |
Air Pressure | 1001 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
6°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SpringHill Suites Devens Common Center
Hilton Garden Inn Devens Common
Ayer Motor Inn
Videos from this area
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Ayer Fire Department Thanksgiving Day Road Race Ayer Massachusetts 5k Road Race.mov
http://www.viewtherace.com http://www.facebook.com/ViewTheRace The Ayer Fire Department Thanksgiving Day 5k Road Race starts on Main Street in Ayer, Massachusetts. Join over 800 runners as...
Ayer: Pumping Gas @ Archer's Mobil Route 2A
Getting another full-up, this time, at the Archer's Mobil, right at the edge of Downtown Ayer, Massachusetts. This full-up went quite fast, as my guestimate was a tad under, but still, a technical...
Norfolk Southern Coal Train RARE POWER Ayer ma
Norfolk southern Coal Train with rare power Ayer ma. 1/19/15.
EDPO with Pan Am & Norfolk Southern mixed freight in Ayer MA
Pan Am & Norfolk Southern mixed freight in Ayer MA Locomotives PAR 612 SD45 , NS 3470 SD40-2 , NS 3489 SD40-2.
RBB&B Circus Train Departing Ayer Mass for Boston 10/13/1992
10/13/1992 Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Red Unit Train at East Wye Departing Ayer Mass after a Power Swap with the Conrail Power that brought it into Ayer on the Worcester main......
AAPRCO at Ayer MA
APPRCO at Ayer MA with 26 private cars. Locomotives are , Amtrak 44 P42DC, Amtrak 97 P42DC, and Amtrak 151 P42DC.
Norfolk Southern Leaving Ayer, MA with Empty Autoracks and a Nice Greeting for the Fam
On our way home from Davis Farmland in Sterling, MA I decided to take my two boys and the wife through Ayer to see if we could catch any trains. We got there in a window where there would...
Guilford Train BFPO at Ayer MA
Guilford Train BFPO at Ayer MA. This is the clay slurry train that runs from Bellows Falls VT to Portland ME. Note how the crew waves and gooses the power!
Short SEPO Ayer ma
Short SEPO Ayer ma the day of the Pine Tree Limited. Link to Pine Tree Limited Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDRPI_I3-Uk&list=uuobog-uljuxy7jxhcsgt9...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ayer (CDP), Massachusetts
Ayer is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ayer in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,868 at the 2010 census.
Fort Devens
Fort Devens is an active United States military installation in the towns of Ayer and Shirley, in Middlesex County and Harvard in Worcester County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was named after jurist and Civil War general Charles Devens. The nearby Devens Reserve Forces Training Area is located in Lancaster. Although closed in 1995, the fort was reopened the next day as the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area. In 2007, the area was renamed Devens, Massachusetts.
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School
The Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School (usually referred to as the Parker Charter School by the public, or simply Parker by students) is a public charter school in Devens, Massachusetts that serves students in grades 7 to 12. It was established in 1995 under the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, and currently serves 384 students from 40 surrounding towns in north central Massachusetts, including Acton. Pepperell, Concord, Lunenburg, and Westford.
Moore Army Airfield
Moore Army Airfield is located in Fort Devens, Massachusetts. It was closed following the closure of Fort Devens in 1995. It is named for Ayer native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas Moore. It is the only Army Airfield named for someone killed in the Vietnam War.
Shirley (MBTA station)
Shirley is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Fitchburg Line. The station is located at Ayer Road and Phoenix Street in Shirley, Massachusetts. There is a small parking area adjacent to the street. There is one small platform that is only about 10 feet long on the inbound side with an asphalt patch over the inbound tracks for access to outbound trains. Along the outbound tracks is a standard MBTA station sign and electronic message marquee.
Fort Devens (CDP), Massachusetts
Fort Devens is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Ayer and Shirley, in Middlesex County and Harvard in Worcester County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It encompasses the former Fort Devens. The population was 1,017 at the 2000 census.
Shirley (CDP), Massachusetts
Shirley is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Shirley in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census.
Federal Medical Center, Devens
The Federal Medical Center, Devens (FMC Devens) is a United States federal prison in Massachusetts for male inmates requiring specialized or long-term medical or mental health care. It is designated as an administrative facility, which means it has inmates from different security classifications, from white-collar criminals to mobsters and sex offenders. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.