Blackwater Swamp

Blackwater Swamp is a swamp in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Blackwater Swamp is situated nearby to the locality Stony Brook (neighborhood), as well as near Kingston Center.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kingston station and Mill Pond.

Kingston station

Railway station

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Kingston station is an MBTA Commuter Rail serving the Plymouth/Kingston Line, located off of Massachusetts Route 3 south of downtown Kingston, Massachusetts. Kingston station is situated 2 miles south of Blackwater Swamp.

Mill Pond

Reservoir

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Mill Pond is a 13-acre pond in Duxbury, Massachusetts in the village of Island Creek. The pond is located south of Island Creek Pond. Island Creek runs through the pond. Mill Pond is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blackwater Swamp.

Pine Street Pond

Reservoir

Pine Street Pond is a 17-acre pond in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The pond is located southeast of Lower Chandler Pond and northeast of Reeds Millpond. The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants in the pond. Pine Street Pond is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackwater Swamp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston and Rocky Nook.

Kingston

Kingston is a small residential town on the South Shore of Massachusetts. There are many historical sites that are associated with the original Plymouth Colony within its borders including the home of Governor Bradford and battle sites of King Phillip's War.

Rocky Nook

Hamlet

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Rocky Nook is a neighborhood in Kingston, Massachusetts. The neighborhood sits on a small peninsula of land on Kingston Bay where the Jones River meets the Atlantic Ocean, near Duxbury, Massachusetts. Rocky Nook is situated 2 miles southeast of Blackwater Swamp.

South Duxbury

Village

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South Duxbury is a census-designated place in the town of Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Duxbury had a population of 3,463. South Duxbury is situated 3 miles northeast of Blackwater Swamp.

Blackwater Swamp

Type: Swamp
Category: body of water
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.00155° or 42° 0′ 6″ north

Longitude

-70.73331° or 70° 43′ 60″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

87JF2728+JM

GeoNames ID

10375738

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