Lakes / Virginia / Orange County / Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods, Virginia
491.74 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
38.34 degrees N, 77.76 degrees W - Orange 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 Lake of the Woods Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- The largest lake in Orange County among those counted.
- About 44 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Run Lake | Spotsylvania | 2.5 mi | 28.17 acres |
| Fawn Lake | Spotsylvania | 5.6 mi | 264.7 acres |
| Hazel Grove Lake | Spotsylvania | 5.8 mi | 66.47 acres |
| Hunting Run Reservoir | Spotsylvania | 6.3 mi | 379.15 acres |
| Cool Spring Lake | Spotsylvania | 6.5 mi | 55.35 acres |
| Ni River Reservoir | Spotsylvania | 10 mi | 407.72 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Virginia
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John H. Kerr Reservoir | Mecklenburg | 44,895.08 acres | - |
| 2 | Smith Mountain Lake | Franklin | 19,676.26 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Anna | Louisa | 12,672.74 acres | - |
| 4 | Claytor Lake | Pulaski | 4,073.29 acres | - |
| 5 | Lake Drummond | Chesapeake | 3,240.79 acres | - |
All 329 Virginia lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 66984130). Verified October 30, 2026.