Lakes / Georgia / Mitchell County / Hand Lake
Hand Lake, Georgia
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.13 degrees N, 84.12 degrees W - Mitchell County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Hand Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 14% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 121 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw Lake | Mitchell | 3.3 mi | 61 acres |
| Willingham Lake | Mitchell | 4.2 mi | 25 acres |
| Singletary Pond | Thomas | 7.4 mi | 33 acres |
| Rigsby Lake | Mitchell | 8.0 mi | 43 acres |
| Pritchard Pond | Grady | 8.2 mi | 31 acres |
| Mims Millpond | Mitchell | 9.8 mi | 79 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hand Lake
How Big Is Hand Lake?
Hand Lake covers 28 acres in Mitchell County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Mitchell County?
Mims Millpond is the largest lake in Mitchell County, at 79 acres.
Largest Lakes in Georgia
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Lincoln | 40,816 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Sidney Lanier | Forsyth | 38,293 acres | - |
| 3 | Walter F George Reservoir | Quitman | 34,919 acres | - |
| 4 | J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Columbia | 25,660 acres | - |
| 5 | West Point Lake | Troup | 22,313 acres | - |
All 728 Georgia lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 48297233). Verified October 30, 2026.