Halfway Pond: Difference between revisions
m →Halfway Pond village: rmd italic text |
Kofi Meija (talk | contribs) Added the alt attribute to the image parameter. |
||
(39 intermediate revisions by 19 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Pond in Massachusetts, United States}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| image_lake = |
|||
⚫ | |||
| caption_lake = |
|||
| image = Halfway Pond, Plymouth MA.jpg |
|||
⚫ | |||
| alt = Halfway Pond |
|||
| caption_bathymetry = |
|||
| caption = Halfway Pond |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| caption_bathymetry = |
|||
| location = [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]] |
|||
|pushpin_map=Massachusetts |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| type = Pond |
|||
⚫ | |||
| inflow = Groundwater springs |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| width = |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| width = |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| volume = |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Halfway Pond''' a 232 |
'''Halfway Pond''' a {{convert|232|acre|km2|adj=on}} warm water pond located in [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]], [[Massachusetts]] between [[Myles Standish State Forest]] and [[Long Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)|Long Pond]], west of [[Round Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)|Round Pond]], southwest of [[Gallows Pond]], and north of [[Fawn Pond (Massachusetts)|Fawn Pond]] and [[White Island Pond]]. The average depth is nine feet and the maximum depth is {{convert|13|ft|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Six Ponds Improvement Association|url=https://sixponds.org|website=Six Ponds Improvement Association}}</ref> |
||
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 [[canoe]]s and other car top craft. Substantial amounts of shoreline are open to fishing. |
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 [[canoe]]s and other car top craft. Substantial amounts of shoreline are open to fishing. |
||
==Halfway Pond village== |
==Halfway Pond village== |
||
Halfway Pond, a small village of Plymouth, is located on the southwestern shore of Halfway Pond {{ |
Halfway Pond, a small village of Plymouth, is located on the southwestern shore of Halfway Pond {{coord|41|50|32|N|70|37|13|W|type:city_region:US-MA_source:gnis}}. |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
*[[Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts]] |
*[[Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts]] |
||
*[[Plymouth, Massachusetts]] |
*[[Plymouth, Massachusetts]] |
||
==References== |
|||
<references /> |
|||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
*[ |
*[https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/wc/dfwhalf.pdf Mass Division of Fisheries and Wildlife - Pond Maps] |
||
*[https://sixponds.org/the-ponds/halfway-pond Six Ponds Improvement Association] |
|||
*[http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/massachusetts/preserves/art5324.html The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts – Halfway Pond Island Preserve] |
|||
⚫ | |||
{{authority control}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
{{PlymouthCountyMA-geo-stub}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:Plymouth County, Massachusetts]] |
|||
⚫ |
Latest revision as of 09:22, 21 December 2023
Halfway Pond | |
---|---|
Standort | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 41°51′10″N 70°37′13″W / 41.85278°N 70.62028°W |
Typ | Pond |
Primary inflows | Groundwater springs |
Primary outflows | Agawam River |
Basin countries | Vereinigte Staaten |
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 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]
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
[edit]Halfway Pond, a small village of Plymouth, is located on the southwestern shore of Halfway Pond 41°50′32″N 70°37′13″W / 41.84222°N 70.62028°W.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Six Ponds Improvement Association". Six Ponds Improvement Association.
External links
[edit]