Lakes / Georgia / Atkinson County / Long Bay
Long Bay, Georgia
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.30 degrees N, 83.02 degrees W - Atkinson 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 Long Bay Stacks Up
- Larger than 18% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 112 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butchers Pond | Atkinson | 7.8 mi | 36 acres |
| Gaskins Lake | Berrien | 8.6 mi | 34 acres |
| Gaskins Pond | Berrien | 8.7 mi | 46 acres |
| Averys Millpond | Berrien | 11 mi | 93 acres |
| Guest Millpond | Atkinson | 12 mi | 670 acres |
| Hilliards Pond | Coffee | 12 mi | 289 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Long Bay
How Big Is Long Bay?
Long Bay covers 29 acres in Atkinson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Atkinson County?
Guest Millpond is the largest lake in Atkinson County, at 670 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 133567497). Verified October 30, 2026.