South Pond, Massachusetts

Island Pond is a 12-acre (49,000 m2) pond in the South Pond section of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 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 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 and Hoyts Pond, and north of Myles Standish State Forest. A portion of the Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge lies along the shoreline of this pond.

Hoyts Pond is a 16-acre (65,000 m2) pond in the southern part of South Pond village in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, within the Eel River watershed, southeast of Boot Pond, southwest of Island Pond, and northeast of Myles Standish State Forest. The inflow is Gunners Exchange Pond, which is connected to Hoyts Pond.

Russell Millpond, also known as Russell Mill Pond, is a 42-acre (170,000 m2) pond in the Chiltonville village of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Fed by springs and water from cranberry bogs, the outflow of the pond is the Eel River. The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants in the pond.

Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1983 to conserve the federally endangered Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle, as well as other wildlife and plant species. The Refuge encompasses 195 acres (0.79 km2) in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is made up of two parcels; the Crooked Pond parcel abuts the Myles Standish State Forest, the second largest State forest in Massachusetts, and the smaller parcel is located on the shoreline of Island Pond. Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge is located within a 3,269-acre (13.23 km2) area designated as critical habitat for the Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle.

Gunners Exchange Pond is a 29-acre (120,000 m2) 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. The outflow is Hoyts Pond, which is connected to Gunners Exchange Pond. A portion of the Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge lies along the shoreline of this pond. Gunners Exchange Pond was named for the fact gunners met there before embarking on a hunt.

South Triangle Pond is a 15-acre (61,000 m2) pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts within the Eel River watershed. The pond is located north of South Pond village in the Plymouth Town Forest, east of Great South Pond and south of Plymouth's main Post Office and The Shops at 5.

Boot Pond is a 76-acre (310,000 m2) pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts within the Eel River watershed. The pond is located west of South Pond village, northwest of Gunners Exchange Pond and Hoyts Pond, and north of Myles Standish State Forest. The pond is a secondary municipal water supply for the Town of Plymouth. Boot Pond was so named on account of its boot-shaped outline.

Plymouth County Correctional Facility is located in Plymouth, Massachusetts Operated by the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department. The prison is the largest prison in Plymouth. The prison is known for housing several celebrity inmates, most notably Survivor winner Richard Hatch, shoe-bomber Richard Reid, former President of Liberia Charles Taylor, reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, as well as multiple murderer Gary Sampson, and former New England crime boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme.Juveniles charged with murder and juveniles with adult sentences are held within a Massachusetts Department of Youth Services-operated facility inside the Plymouth County Correctional Facility.

Great South Pond is a 292-acre (1.2 km2) reservoir in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in South Pond village. The pond is within the Eel River watershed, located southeast of Little South Pond, west of South Triangle Pond, and north of Boot Pond. The pond serves as a secondary municipal water supply for the Town of Plymouth.

Cooks Pond is a 23-acre (93,000 m2) reservoir in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pond is within the Eel River watershed, located north of South Pond village, near The Shops at 5 and the main Post Office, and southeast of Lout Pond. The pond suffers from trash along the northern shore as well as erosion at the access point on the north side of the pond, each of which was noted in a 2002 field inspection. The pond was named after Jacob Cook, the original owner of the site.

Forge Pond is a 14-acre (57,000 m2) pond in the Chiltonville section of Plymouth, Massachusetts, within the Eel River watershed. The pond's inflow and outflow is Shingle Brook, a tributary of the Eel River.

Chiltonville is a small village in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is located south of Wellingsley, northeast of South Pond, and consists of the Eel River valley and the land that stretches south of the river to the Pine Hills. Plimoth Plantation is in the northeastern part of the village. Bramhall's Corner, the center of Chiltonville, is located less than a mile north of Plimoth Plantation Highway. It includes a general store, an antiques store and Chiltonville Congregational Church.