Lakes / Virginia / Orange County / Lake Orange
Lake Orange, Virginia
125.04 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
38.23 degrees N, 78.02 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 Orange Stacks Up
- Larger than 79% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- About 28 miles from Charlottesville, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Louisa | Louisa | 7.9 mi | 272.06 acres |
| Izac Lake | Louisa | 12 mi | 56.34 acres |
| Lake Gordonsville | Louisa | 14 mi | 77.34 acres |
| Lake of the Woods | Orange | 16 mi | 491.74 acres |
| Wilderness Run Lake | Spotsylvania | 16 mi | 28.17 acres |
| Lake Anna | Louisa | 16 mi | 12,672.74 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 65100721). Verified October 30, 2026.