Jamaica Pond

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freshwater lake kettle pond urban park water body

Jamaica Pond is a large freshwater kettle pond and popular recreational area in Boston, known for boating, walking paths, and scenic views within the city’s park system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake ⓘ
kettle pond ⓘ
urban park water body ⓘ
averageDepth about 25 feet ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
formedBy glacial activity ⓘ
hasActivity canoeing ⓘ
catch-and-release fishing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
rowing ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
hasFacility benches ⓘ
boat rentals ⓘ
boathouse ⓘ
open green space ⓘ
walking path around shoreline ⓘ
hasTrail multi-use path around pond ⓘ
hasUse birdwatching ⓘ
boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
jogging ⓘ
picnicking ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
walking ⓘ
hasWildlife ducks ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ
geese ⓘ
isPopularFor community events ⓘ
family outings ⓘ
leisure walking ⓘ
running ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
lakeType kettle pond ⓘ
length about 1 mile shoreline circumference ⓘ
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston

Jamaica Plain neighborhood ⓘ
surface form: Jamaica Plain

Massachusetts ⓘ
Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ
managedBy Boston Parks and Recreation Department ⓘ
maximumDepth about 50 to 60 feet ⓘ
near Brookline ⓘ
surface form: Brookline, Massachusetts

Jamaica Plain neighborhood ⓘ
partOf Boston park system ⓘ
Emerald Necklace ⓘ
Olmsted-designed Emerald Necklace park system ⓘ
surfaceArea about 68 acres ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stony Brook → hasNearbyPark → Jamaica Pond ⓘ
Jamaica Plain neighborhood → hasPark → Jamaica Pond ⓘ
subject surface form: Jamaica Plain
Boston park system → hasPart → Jamaica Pond ⓘ
Emerald Necklace → hasPart → Jamaica Pond ⓘ
subject surface form: Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Way → runsAlong → Jamaica Pond ⓘ