Higgins Pond
Higgins Pond is a 25-acre kettle pond in Brewster, Massachusetts. It is located in Nickerson State Park. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife stocks the pond in spring with various trout species.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Pond
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Also known as: “Higgin’s Pond” and “Little Cliff Pond”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flax Pond and French Cable Station.
Flax Pond
Pond
Shubael Pond is a 48-acre kettle pond on Flax Pond Road in Nickerson State Park in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The pond has a popular swimming area and access for small boats or fishing is over that area.
French Cable Station
Museum
The French Cable Station is a historic telegraph station on the southeast corner of Cove Road and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late 19th century. French Cable Station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Higgins Pond.
Eldredge Park
Park
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Eldredge Park is a baseball venue in Orleans, Massachusetts, home to the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The ballpark is located adjacent to Nauset Regional Middle School along Massachusetts Route 28. Eldredge Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Higgins Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orleans and Namskaket.
Orleans
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Orleans is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the villages of East Orleans and South Orleans. With the Rock Harbor sunsets and the Nauset surf, Orleans has the best of both Cape Cod waters.
Namskaket
Hamlet
Namskaket was a Nauset village on or near Namskaket Creek in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, near the modern border between Brewster and Orleans. Native Americans sold the site to English colonists in 1644. It is now a village in Orleans. Namskaket is situated 2½ miles north of Higgins Pond.
Brewster
Brewster is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Brewster, known as a favorite home of sea captains, is a charming bayside town. It quieter than many Cape towns and is home to Nickerson State park, a preserve of 400 acres of trails.
Higgins Pond
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.7579° or 41° 45′ 28″ northLongitude
-70.00941° or 70° 0′ 34″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87HFQX5R+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 59430433OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondGeoNames ID
4939368Wikidata ID
Q49302976
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In Other Languages
“Higgins Pond” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Higgins Pond”
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