Lakes / Delaware / Kent County / McGinnis Pond
McGinnis Pond, Delaware
38 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Delaware
39.04 degrees N, 75.51 degrees W - Kent 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 McGinnis Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 27% of the 58 lakes counted in Delaware.
- About 8 miles from Dover, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coursey Pond | Kent | 3.2 mi | 60 acres |
| Killen Pond | Kent | 3.9 mi | 79 acres |
| Voshell Pond | Kent | 4.0 mi | 28 acres |
| McColley Pond | Kent | 4.9 mi | 57 acres |
| Moores Lake | Kent | 6.4 mi | 30 acres |
| Wyoming Lake | Kent | 6.6 mi | 47 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McGinnis Pond
How Big Is McGinnis Pond?
McGinnis Pond covers 38 acres in Kent County, Delaware.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kent County?
Shearness Pool is the largest lake in Kent County, at 203 acres.
Largest Lakes in Delaware
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Round Pond | Sussex | 477 acres | - |
| 2 | Rehoboth Flats | Sussex | 225 acres | - |
| 3 | Shearness Pool | Kent | 203 acres | - |
| 4 | Lums Pond | New Castle | 198 acres | - |
| 5 | Red Mill Pond | Sussex | 192 acres | - |
All 58 Delaware 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 88090140). Verified October 30, 2026.