Lakes / Virginia / Hanover County / Wests Pond
Wests Pond, Virginia
56.09 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Virginia
37.63 degrees N, 77.23 degrees W - Hanover 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 Wests Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 329 lakes counted in Virginia.
- About 13 miles from Richmond, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattail Swamp Pond | New Kent | 5.4 mi | 26.75 acres |
| Lafferty Pond | King William | 11 mi | 36.82 acres |
| Kent Lake | New Kent | 11 mi | 136.16 acres |
| Mechumps Pond | Hanover | 12 mi | 64.49 acres |
| Walkerton Millpond | King and Queen | 13 mi | 32.87 acres |
| Cohoke Millpond | King William | 16 mi | 83.77 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 65105785). Verified October 30, 2026.