Island Pond is a pond in the
South Pond section of
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth ( ; historically also spelled as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in and the county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklor ...
, one of three ponds named ''Island Pond'' within the town (One is located in the
Cedarville section of town, and the other is in ''
The Pinehills
The Pinehills is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Pine Hills region of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,515. It includes a real estate development that bears the same name. As of 200 ...
'' development, better known as
Great Island Pond). The pond is part of the
Eel River watershed. The pond is located northeast of
Gunners Exchange Pond
Gunners Exchange Pond is a pond in the southern part of South Pond village in Plymouth, Massachusetts within the Eel River watershed, southeast of Boot Pond, southwest of Island Pond, and northeast of Myles Standish State Forest
Myles St ...
and
Hoyts Pond, and north of
Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest is a state forest located in the towns of Plymouth and Carver in southeastern Massachusetts, approximately south of Boston. It is the largest publicly owned recreation area in this part of Massachusetts and is manag ...
.
A portion of the
Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge lies along the shoreline of this pond.
External links
Environmental Protection AgencySouth Shore Coastal Watersheds - Lake AssessmentsIsland Pond Association
Ponds of Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ponds of Massachusetts
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