Silver Lake (Wilmington, Massachusetts)
{{Short description|Kettle lake in Wilmington, Massachusetts}}
{{About|the lake in Wilmington, Massachusetts|the village surrounding the lake|Silver Lake, Massachusetts}}
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| location = Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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| type = Kettle lake
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Silver Lake is a kettle lake in Wilmington, Massachusetts.{{cite gnis|612240|Silver Lake|April 24, 2020}} Originally called Sandy Pond,{{Cite web|url=https://www.wilmingtonma.gov/sites/wilmingtonma/files/uploads/wilmington_1775_final.pdf|title=Map of Wilmington 1775|date=|website=Town of Wilmington, MA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=April 15, 2020}} 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,{{Cite web|title=Town Beach at Silver Lake {{!}} Town of Wilmington MA|url=https://www.wilmingtonma.gov/recreation/pages/town-beach-silver-lake|website=www.wilmingtonma.gov|access-date=2020-05-10}} containing a large beach on Burnap Street alongside a playground dedicated to Sean Collier.{{Cite web|title=Wilmington Playground Dedicated To Sean Collier|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/09/26/wilmington-playground-dedicated-to-sean-collier/|date=2015-09-26|website=CBS Boston|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-10}} Next to the beach is Fullerton Park,{{Cite web|title=Silver Lake, Town of Wilmington, Ma|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Outdoor-Recreation/SilverLakeTownOfWilmingtonMa/about/|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}} a large park located on Grove Avenue. Another park, Landry Park, 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.