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Goose Pond (Woodruff County, Arkansas)
Goose Pond may refer to a water body or surrounding land in the United States: *Goose Pond (New Hampshire) *Goose Pond (New York), Herkimer County, New York *Goose Pond (Queens), Queens County, New York *Goose Pond (Washington) *Goose Pond Reservation in Massachusetts *Goose Pond Scout Reservation in Pennsylvania See also *Goose Lake (other) Goose Lake may refer to: Canada Lakes *Goose Lake (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia *Goose Lakes, Halifax, Nova Scotia *Goose Lake (Argyle), Nova Scotia *Goose Lake (Barrington), Nova Scotia *Goose Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia *Goose Lake (Cumb ... * Goosepond Mountain State Park in Orange County, New York {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose Pond (New Hampshire)
Goose Pond is a water body located in Grafton County in western New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Canaan and Hanover. It is considered a great pond by the state of New Hampshire. The lake has of shoreline, and is approximately long by wide. All but the northernmost end of the pond is in the town of Canaan. The average depth of the pond is approximately , with the deepest part approximately . The lake is part of the Mascoma River watershed, flowing to the Connecticut River. There is evidence of Goose Pond in the late 1700s. According to legend, George Harris and his party in 1767 came upon a sheet of water near Hanover, whose surface seemed to be alive with wild geese and ducks. They killed a goose - an old one - and cooked it all day, and then it was tough. It never got to be a tender goose, and to commemorate this circumstance they named that water "Goose Pond". A small wooden dam was built in 1899 which probably increased the size of the pond. The present dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose Pond (New York)
Goose Pond is a small lake south-southeast of Big Moose in Herkimer County, New York. It drains south via an unnamed creek that flows into Lake Rondaxe. It is part of the Moose River watershed, which flows west to the Black River and ultimately Lake Ontario. See also * List of lakes in New York This is a list of lakes in the state of New York in the United States. The list is not exhaustive. * Adirondack Lake * Ampersand Lake * Atwood Lake * Avalanche Lake * Augur Lake * Bailey Pond * Ballston Lake * Basket Pond * Bass La ... References {{authority control Lakes of New York (state) Lakes of Herkimer County, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose Pond (Queens)
Captain Tilly Park is a park in Jamaica Hills, Queens, New York, north of downtown Jamaica. It is bordered by 165th Street to the west, 85th Avenue to the north, Chapin Parkway and Gothic Drive to the northeast, and Highland Avenue to the south. The park consists of a kettle pond named Goose Pond, the only remaining kettle pond in Jamaica Hills. The Tilly family, who originally owned the land, gave it to the New York City government for park operation in 1908. Originally known as Highland Park, and later as Upland Park, the park gained its current name in 1935 from Jamaica resident George H. Tilly, a member of the Tilly family who was killed in action during the Spanish–American War. After a period of decline in the late 20th century, Tilly Park and its pond were renovated several times. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Description Captain Tilly Park covers a site in Jamaica Hills, an upper-middle-class residential area north of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose Pond (Washington)
Goose Pond is a pond in the U.S. state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o .... Goose Pond was named for the geese which congregate there. References Lakes of Thurston County, Washington {{ThurstonCountyWA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose Pond Reservation
Goose Pond Reservation is a nature preserve in Lee, Massachusetts and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations as a wilderness area. There are no trails around the shoreline as it is much too rocky, but the area can be accessed by boat from the nearby boat ramp. The reservation is adjacent to National Park Service land and is crossed by the Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Tr .... The reservation was established in 1986. References External links The Trustees of Reservations: Goose Pond Reservation The Trustees of Reservations Open space reserves of Massachusetts Protected areas of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Protected areas established in 1986 1986 establishments in Massachusetts {{BerkshireCountyMA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose Pond Scout Reservation
Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, with headquarters in Moosic, Pennsylvania, formed in 1990 from the merger of Forest Lakes Council and Penn Mountains Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It covers the metropolitan area of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The council serves Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming counties, and portions of Susquehanna county. Organization The council is geographically divided into two districts to serve scout units: * Dan Beard District: includes school districts in Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna, and Wayne counties. * Two Mountains District: includes school districts in Luzerne and Wyoming counties. Camps The council manages two camps: Goose Pond Scout Reservation, located in Paupack Township, Pennsylvania, near Lake Wallenpaupack, and Camp Acahela, located in Tobyhanna Township, Pennsylvania, near the confluence of the Lehigh River and Tobyhanna Creek. Goose Pond Scout Reservation Goose Pond, the lake around which the whole cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goose Lake (other)
Goose Lake may refer to: Canada Lakes *Goose Lake (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia *Goose Lakes, Halifax, Nova Scotia *Goose Lake (Argyle), Nova Scotia * Goose Lake (Barrington), Nova Scotia *Goose Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia * Goose Lake (Cumberland), Nova Scotia *Goose Lake (Guysborough), Nova Scotia *East Goose Lake, Nova Scotia Other places * Goose Lake, Alberta, aka ''Lone Pine'', a hamlet Russia *Lake Gusinoye (Goose Lake), Buryatia, Russia United States Lakes *Goose Lake (Anchorage), Alaska * Goose Lake (Oregon–California) *Goose Lake (Clinton County, Iowa) *Goose Lake (Marquette County, Michigan) *Goose Lake (South Dakota) *Goose Lake (Washington) Other places *Goose Lake, Iowa, a town *Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois *Goose Lake Valley, a valley in Oregon *Goose Lake National Forest, Oregon *Goose Lake State Recreation Area, Oregon *Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area, Illinois See also *Anderson Goose Lake, Iowa *Goose Harbour Lake, Nova Scotia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
