Acton
Acton is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 24,000 in the 2020 census.
Boxborough is a town with a population of about 6,000 (2020).
Maynard is a town with a population of 11,000 (2020).
Stow is a town with a population of 7,000 (2020).
Understand
Get in
By car
Acton is five miles (8 km) from I-495 and ten miles (16 km) from I-95/MA-128 or around 21 miles (34 km) from Boston. Massachusetts Routes 2, 2A, 27, 62, 111, and 119 run through the town.
By train
The MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line train stops at the South Acton station. South Acton is a major station on the line at which many trains terminate. Besides the urban stops at Cambridge (Porter Square) and Boston (North Station Terminal), it is the only station on the line at which all trains stop. The MBTA Fitchburg Line provides service to Fitchburg, Leominster, Shirley, Ayer, Littleton, Concord, Lincoln, Weston, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge, and Boston.
Get around
See
- 1 Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, ☏ +1 978-264-4200, fun@discoveryacton.org. Tu-Su 9AM-4:30PM. A science-focused children's museum and outdoor play area with a treehouse and orienteering course. The location is well guarded by Bessie, the large dinosaur statue and museum mascot on the front lawn. $16.
Do
Buy
Eat
- Atlantic Sea Grill, 77 Great Road (Route 2A), ☏ +1 978 263-3162. Seafood, take-out available.
- Bickford's Family Fare, 20 Nagog Park, ☏ +1 978 263-0442. Breakfast, sandwiches, good variety.
Drink
Sleep
- Boxboro Regency Hotel, 242 Adams Place (Boxborough), ☏ +1 978-263-8701.
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Acton |
| Fitchburg ← Littleton ← | W  E
|
→ Concord → Boston |
| Fitchburg/Rindge ← Littleton ← | W   E
|
→ Concord →  to Boston
|
Jct N  S / N  S ← Hudson ←
|
W  E
|
→ Concord → Danvers |
| Harvard ← Boxborough ← | N  E
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→ Concord → Ends at  
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| Fitchburg ← Littleton ← | NW  SE
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→ Concord → Boston |