Every Lake
Great Hill Pond
Fed by Rattlesnake Brook, held back by a dike, drained to the Connecticut River
- 7 ft · first step
- 14 ft
- 21 ft
- 28 ft
- 35 ft
- 41 ft · bottom
About Great Hill Pond
Great Hill Pond sits on the Portland–East Hampton line in central Connecticut, a short drive from Hartford. It is an impounded pond, not a natural basin: Rattlesnake Brook feeds it from the north, and a dike at the south end holds the water back before releasing it into Great Hill Pond Brook, which runs on to the Connecticut River. The surrounding land is wooded and lightly built, typical of the low ridgeline country between the Connecticut River valley and the hills to the east.
The pond draws a steady local crowd rather than a resort crowd. A carry-in launch with limited parking serves canoes, kayaks, and small johnboats, since there's no ramp for larger trailered boats. Anglers work it for largemouth bass, chain pickerel, bluegill, yellow perch, black crappie, and catfish, and residents swim and paddle it through the warmer months. A local group, Friends of Great Hill Pond, has organized around keeping the pond and its shoreline in shape for that everyday use.
- 6 depth layers, each step engraved with its depth in feet
- Compass rose, title block with coordinates, max depth and area; keyhole hanger on the back
Turn it in your hands
Live 3D of the actual cut files — drag to orbit, pinch to zoom. Every road you see is engraved on the real thing.
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Great Hill Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Great Hill Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 14 ft, 21 ft, 28 ft, 35 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 41 ft. The lake covers about 0.1 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Great Hill Pond map for the wall — or a gift
Most of these go to a cabin wall, a lake house entry, or a home office; a lot are gifts — the family that has been on Great Hill Pond for three generations, the retirement move, the first boat. The 12-inch is the desk-and-shelf size; the 24- and 30-inch boards read across a room. Add a line under the title and star your place on the shore, and it becomes the map of your Great Hill Pond.
Great Hill Pond map — the details
How big is the map?
Four sizes: 12, 17, 24 and 30 inches on the long side, from $149. Every size is cut from the same depth data of Great Hill Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Great Hill Pond is cut layer by layer from published bathymetric soundings — each layer of birch is a depth contour, so the shape of the bottom is the real one, not decorative.
Can I add my own place on it?
Yes. At checkout you can add a line under the title (a family name, a cabin name, a year) and star the spot on the shore that matters to you.
How long does it take?
Made to order in Waterford, Pennsylvania and shipped in 7–10 days; shipping is free in the lower 48.
Can you make a lake that isn't listed?
Any lake in the United States — we hold depth data for 104,419 of them. Search for yours; if it isn't built yet we build it when you order.
- 6 depth layers down to 41 ft
- 0.1 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
