Every Lake
Big Island Pond
509 acres, one big island in the middle, exactly as advertised
- 8 ft · first step
- 15 ft
- 23 ft
- 30 ft
- 38 ft
- 46 ft · bottom
About Big Island Pond
Big Island Pond sits in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, its shoreline threaded with small coves and its center dominated by the island that gives the pond its name. Cottages ring the water in tight clusters, many built in the early and mid-1900s as summer camps before year-round living took hold. The pond feeds into the Beaver Brook watershed, part of the broader Merrimack River drainage that shaped settlement patterns across southern New Hampshire.
The pond draws bass anglers and paddlers more than motorboat traffic, a function of its modest size and winding shore rather than any posted restriction. Nine miles of shoreline and a scattering of coves keep most of the water within casting distance of shade trees, and the depth stays shallow enough that summer weeds and winter ice both come early. Families who bought camps here decades ago still hold them, passing docks and boathouses down rather than selling to newcomers.
- 4 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 83 roads engraved around the shore, 7 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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Big Island Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Big Island Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 8 ft, 15 ft, 23 ft, 30 ft, 38 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 46 ft. The lake covers about 0.9 square miles, and 83 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 Big Island 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 Big Island 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 Big Island Pond.
Big Island 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 Big Island Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Big Island 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 46 ft
- 0.9 square miles of water
- 83 shore roads engraved, 7 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
