Ayer

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Ayer is a small town in north-central Massachusetts that functions as a regional commuter hub with rail connections to Boston.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 351
978
associatedWithMilitaryInstallation Fort Devens
borders Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Groton, Massachusetts
Harvard, Massachusetts
Littleton, Massachusetts
Shirley, Massachusetts
country United States
county Middlesex County, Massachusetts
distanceToBostonByRoad_km approximately 56
distanceToBostonByRoad_miles approximately 35
function regional commuter hub
governmentType open town meeting
hasCommuterRailStation Ayer station
hasFeature mixed-use downtown near rail station
traditional New England town center
hasLandUse commercial
light industrial
residential
hasLocalGovernmentBody Board of Selectmen
Town Manager
hasMajorHighwayAccess Interstate 495 (via nearby interchanges)
Massachusetts Route 2
hasPublicTransportationMode commuter rail
regional bus (limited)
hasRailConnectionTo Boston
historicalRole commercial center for surrounding rural area
railroad junction
incorporatedAsTown 1871
locatedIn Nashoba Valley
New England
near Nashua River
origin formed from parts of Groton and Shirley
partOf Greater Boston metropolitan area
postalCode 01432
primaryEconomicActivities retail
services
small-scale manufacturing
region north-central Massachusetts
servedByRailLine Fitchburg Line
servedByRailOperator MBTA Commuter Rail
state Massachusetts
timezone Eastern Time Zone
UTCOffsetDST −4
UTCOffsetStandard −5

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
A. J. Ayer
familyName
MBTA Fitchburg Line
hasStation
MBTA Fitchburg Line
serves

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