Little Pond (Orange County, New York)

Little Pond is a lake in Orange County, in the U.S. state of New York.[1] The pond has a surface area of 6 acres (2.4 ha).[1]

Little Pond
Location of lake in New York.
Location of lake in New York.
Little Pond
LocationOrange County, New York
Coordinates41°28′10″N 74°41′31″W / 41.4695256°N 74.6918554°W / 41.4695256; -74.6918554
Typelake
Surface area6 acres (2.4 ha)

Little Pond was so named on account of its diminutive size. Just over three miles away, its twin Big Pond sits. Big Pond is rather larger than Little Pond, and is accessible from Little Pond via a hiking trail and Big Pond Road.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Pond
  2. ^ Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846). An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc. T. E. Henderson. p. 393.