Billington Sea

Infobox lake
lake_name = Billington Sea
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location = Plymouth, Massachusetts
coords = coord|41|56|30|N|70|40|36|W|type:waterbody_region:US_source:gnis|display=inline,title
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outflow = Town Brook
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basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|269|acre|km2|abbr=on
depth = convert|7|ft|m|abbr=on
max-depth = convert|11|ft|m|abbr=on
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islands = Seymour Island
cities = Billington Sea village

Billington Sea is a convert|269|acre|km2|sing=on warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Morton Park lies on the pond's northern shore. The pond is fed by groundwater and cranberry bog outlets. The average depth is seven feet and the maximum depth is convert|11|ft|m. The pond provides the headwaters to Town Brook. Seymour Island is located in the center of the pond.

Billington Sea was named after Mr. Francis Billington, one of the passengers on the "Mayflower" who sighted the pond from a tree in January 1621.

Billington Sea village

"Billington Sea" is also the name of a small village on the southern shore of the pond along Black Cat Road, northeast of Micajah Heights and northwest of Lout Pond. Briggs Reservoir is located within the village south of Black Cat Road.

ee also

*Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts
*Plymouth, Massachusetts

External links

*PDF| [http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwbill.pdf MassWildlife - Pond Maps] |66.1 KiB