Every Lake
Little Pond
242 acres, four miles of shoreline, tucked inside a whaling city on Buzzards Bay.
- 10 ft · first step
- 19 ft
- 29 ft
- 38 ft
- 48 ft
- 57 ft · bottom
About Little Pond
Little Pond sits in the city of New Bedford, in Bristol County on the southeastern Massachusetts coastal plain. Like most ponds in this part of the state, it formed as glacial ice retreated at the end of the last ice age, leaving a shallow basin fed by groundwater and surface runoff rather than a single named river. It covers about 242 acres, small enough to see across from any shore, and holds roughly four miles of shoreline broken by coves and residential frontage. New Bedford grew as a whaling and fishing port long before the pond became a neighborhood fixture, and its harbor remains a few miles to the south.
Little Pond functions today as a local fishing and recreation spot bordered by New Bedford's south end neighborhoods. Its modest size and estimated depth of about 57 feet make it suited more to shoreline fishing and small boats than to large-motor boating. Homes and streets ring most of its perimeter, giving it the character of a neighborhood pond rather than a destination lake. New Bedford itself sits on Buzzards Bay, and Little Pond is one of several small ponds and wetlands scattered across the city and surrounding towns on the coastal plain between the bay and the interior.
- 37 roads engraved around the shore, 3 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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Little Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Little Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 10 ft, 19 ft, 29 ft, 38 ft, 48 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 57 ft. The lake covers about 0.4 square miles, and 37 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 Little 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 Little 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 Little Pond.
Little 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 Little Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Little 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 57 ft
- 0.4 square miles of water
- 37 shore roads engraved, 3 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
