Sandy River Ponds — Lakes 35.8 Miles NNE of Chapman Inn

35.8 miles north-northeast of Chapman Inn, on the USGS Saddleback Mountain topographic quadrangle, Sandy River Ponds is a lake recorded in Franklin County, Maine by the federal Geographic Names Information System.

Landmark Profile

Classification & USGS reference

The USGS Saddleback Mountain 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle places Sandy River Ponds in Franklin County, Maine (FIPS 23/007), classified as a lake in the federal GNIS (Feature ID 574893). Last revised by the Board on Geographic Names on 05/12/2018.

Coordinates & physical setting

Other lakes in Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County, ME contains 98 lakes catalogued in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, counting Sandy River Ponds itself. The ones closest to Sandy River Ponds:

Features on the USGS Saddleback Mountain Quadrangle

The Saddleback Mountain 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle holds 24 catalogued natural features alongside Sandy River Ponds. A sampling nearest to this location:

Visiting from Chapman Inn

Distance, bearing & drive time

Chapman Inn sits 35.8 miles north-northeast (bearing NNE) of Sandy River Ponds. At moderate back-road speeds the drive runs about 61 minutes — comfortably inside a half-day outing window after breakfast.

Best time to visit

June through September for paddling and swimming; January through March for ice fishing. Being this far north (lat 44.896°), first snows typically arrive by mid-October and linger into early May — narrow the window accordingly. At 35.8 miles from the Inn, block the full day — sunrise start, late return, packed meals. Conditions at Sandy River Ponds track the nearby Piazza Rock rock pillar (1.5 mi away) closely — if that is runnable, so is this.

Nearest features to Sandy River Ponds

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