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Bare Hill Pond
A 289-acre pond near Lowell holding roughly 45 feet of depth and five miles of shore.
- 7 ft · first step
- 15 ft
- 22 ft
- 30 ft
- 37 ft
- 45 ft · bottom
About Bare Hill Pond
Bare Hill Pond sits in northeastern Massachusetts near Lowell, at roughly 42.5°N, -71.6°W. Massachusetts classifies any natural freshwater body over ten acres as a great pond, open to public access under state law regardless of who owns the surrounding land. At about 289 acres, Bare Hill Pond falls into that category, with close to five miles of shoreline tracing its edge through a mix of wooded banks and residential frontage typical of the region's smaller lakes.
The pond's modeled maximum depth runs close to 45 feet, deep enough for a body of its size to hold a stable summer thermocline and support boating alongside shoreline fishing. Towns in this stretch of Massachusetts tend to mix year-round residents with seasonal camp and cottage owners, and small ponds like this one function as shared local water: a place for rowboats, fishing lines, and swimming rather than large-scale recreation, its size keeping traffic close to the shoreline that surrounds it.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 27 roads engraved around the shore, 9 of them labeled
- 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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Bare Hill Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Bare Hill Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 15 ft, 22 ft, 30 ft, 37 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 45 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles, and 27 shore roads are engraved around it. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Bare 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 Bare 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 Bare Hill Pond.
Bare 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 Bare Hill Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Bare 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 45 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- 27 shore roads engraved, 9 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
