Silver Lake (Wilmington, Massachusetts)

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Location Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°33′57″N71°11′17″W / 42.56583°N 71.18806°W / 42.56583; -71.18806 Coordinates: 42°33′57″N71°11′17″W / 42.56583°N 71.18806°W / 42.56583; -71.18806
Type Kettle lake
Basin  countries United States of America

Silver Lake is a kettle lake in Wilmington, Massachusetts. [1] Originally called Sandy Pond, [2] the lake is home to the town beach and draws in visitors from all over Greater Boston during the summer. The lake is at the heart of a USGS recognized populated place in Wilmington and Tewksbury, also called Silver Lake.

Recreation

Along the shore of the lake is the Town Beach at Silver Lake, [3] containing a large beach on Burnap Street alongside a playground dedicated to Sean Collier. [4] Next to the beach is Fullerton Park, [5] a large park located on Grove Avenue. Another park, Landry Park, [5] is located along Massachusetts Route 38.

A smaller beach, known as Baby Beach, exists on Grove Avenue as well, however this beach has since been closed to the public.

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References

  1. "Silver Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. "Map of Wilmington 1775" (PDF). Town of Wilmington, MA. Retrieved April 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Town Beach at Silver Lake | Town of Wilmington MA". www.wilmingtonma.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. "Wilmington Playground Dedicated To Sean Collier". CBS Boston. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. 1 2 "Silver Lake, Town of Wilmington, Ma". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.