Halfway Pond

Halfway Pond
Halfway Pond
Halfway Pond
Location	Plymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°51′10″N70°37′13″W
Type	Pond
Primary inflows	Groundwater springs
Primary outflows	Agawam River
Basincountries	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

Halfway Ponda 232-acre (0.94 km²) warm water pond located inPlymouth,MassachusettsbetweenMyles Standish State ForestandLong Pond,west ofRound Pond,southwest ofGallows Pond,and north ofFawn PondandWhite 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 theAgawam 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.

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 withcanoesand 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 Pond41°50′32″N70°37′13″W.

See also

• Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Plymouth, Massachusetts

External links

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