Chauncy Lake – Lake in Worcester, Massachusetts

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 619294

Location

State Massachusetts

County Worcester

Feature Class Lake

Coordinates

DMS

42°17'40"N 71°36'44"W

Decimal Degrees

42.2943095, -71.6123352

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Marlborough

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Wessonville

0.9 mi SW

Also Known As

Chauncey Lake Chauncey Pond Great Chauncy Pond

Hydrography

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Description

1.5 mi N of Westborough; Town of Westborough.

History

Named for Charles Chauncy, second president of Harvard College (MGB 1932).

Nearby Features

Orchard Swamp Swamp · 0.7 mi SE
Little Chauncy Pond Lake · 0.8 mi NNW
Wessonville Populated Place · 0.9 mi SW
Crane Swamp Swamp · 1.2 mi NE
Little Crane Swamp Swamp · 1.3 mi NNE
Cedar Hill Summit · 1.4 mi NE
Rock Hill Summit · 1.6 mi NNE
Hop Brook Stream · 1.6 mi WSW
Bartlett Pond Reservoir · 1.7 mi N
Rock Hill Summit · 1.7 mi NNW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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