Billington Sea

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Billington Sea
Location	Plymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°56′30″N, 70°40′36″WCoordinates: 41°56′30″N, 70°40′36″W
Primary outflows	Town Brook
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	269 acres (109 ha)
Average depth	7 ft (2.1 m)
Max. depth	11 ft (3.4 m)
Islands	Seymour Island
Settlements	Billington Sea village

Billington Sea is a 269-acre 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 11 feet. 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.

[edit] 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.