Halfway Pond

Halfway Pond a 232-acre (0.94 km²) warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts between Myles Standish State Forest and Long Pond, west of Round Pond, southwest of Gallows Pond, and north of Fawn Pond and White Island Pond. The average depth is nine feet and the maximum depth is 13 feet (4.0 m). The pond is fed by groundwater springs and drains into the Agawam River. Halfway Pond Island lies in the middle of the pond and is managed as a research natural area by The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. There are almost three miles (5 km) of shoreline.^[1]

Halfway Pond
Halfway Pond
Halfway Pond
Location	Plymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°51′10″N 70°37′13″W
Type	Pond
Primary inflows	Groundwater springs
Primary outflows	Agawam River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	232 acres (94 ha)
Average depth	9 ft (2.7 m)
Max. depth	13 ft (4.0 m)
Islands	Halfway Pond Island
Settlements	Halfway Pond village

Access here is informal and can be located off of Mast Road, a portion of which abuts the western shoreline of the pond. Parking is limited to just two or three cars and boaters will have to stick with canoes and other car top craft. Substantial amounts of shoreline are open to fishing.

Halfway Pond village

Halfway Pond, a small village of Plymouth, is located on the southwestern shore of Halfway Pond 41°50′32″N 70°37′13″W.

See also

• Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Plymouth, Massachusetts

References

1. "Six Ponds Improvement Association". Six Ponds Improvement Association.

External links

• Mass Division of Fisheries and Wildlife - Pond Maps
• Six Ponds Improvement Association