Willis Pond

Willis Pond is a pond in Bristol, Massachusetts. Willis Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Whittenton Junction, as well as near Oakland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taunton State Hospital and Taunton Public Library.

Taunton State Hospital

Hospital

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Taunton State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Hodges Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1854, it was originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Taunton. Taunton State Hospital is situated 1½ miles southeast of Willis Pond.

Taunton Public Library

Library

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Taunton Public Library is the public library of Taunton, Massachusetts. It is located at 12 Pleasant Street, in an architecturally distinguished Beaux Arts building built in 1903 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie, to which a modern addition was made in 1979. Taunton Public Library is situated 2 miles southeast of Willis Pond.

Watson Pond State Park

Park

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Watson Pond State Park is a public recreation area occupying ten acres on the east side of Watson Pond in the northern portion of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts. Watson Pond State Park is situated 2 miles north of Willis Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oakland and Taunton.

Oakland

Hamlet

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Taunton is a city in and the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River, which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, 10 miles to the south.

Taunton

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Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green.

Westville

Hamlet

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Westville is one of five primary historic neighborhoods of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts. Although these neighborhoods are not census-designated areas, they are municipally designated populated regions of the city. Westville is situated 2½ miles south of Willis Pond.

Willis Pond

Type: Pond
Also known as: “Willis Lake”
Category: body of water
Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.92264° or 41° 55′ 22″ north

Longitude

-71.12772° or 71° 7′ 40″ west

Elevation

66 feet (20 metres)

Open location code

87HCWVFC+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 995900595

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

GeoNames ID

4955807

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