Massachusetts Gazetteer
Lake Chaubunagungamaug is a physical feature (lake) in Worcester County. The primary coordinates for Lake Chaubunagungamaug places it within the MA 01570 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Lake Chaubunagungamaug |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | Located just east of the community of Webster in the Town of Webster. According to the Guiness Book of Records, the name Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is the fifth longest word in the world and the longest lake name anywhere (The Boston Globe, 1992). The lake is comprised of three ponds joined by two narrow channels. |
| History: | "According to Wise Owl, chief of the Chaubunagungamaug band of Nipmucks, Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is an Indian word for a neutral fishing place near a boundary, or a meeting and fishing spot shared by several Indian tribes. The name translates loosely as either ""the boundary lake"" or ""You fish on your side, I fish on my side, nobody fishes in the middle."" In 1642, Woodward and Saffery, the first surveyors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, called it ""The Great Pond."" In 1645, Connecticut Governor John Winthrop called it ""The Lakes of Quabage."" In a 1707 survey, John Chandler recorded the name as ""Chaubunnagungamoug.""" |
| County: | Worcester County |
| Latitude: | 42.0405934 |
| Longitude: | -71.8441508 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Lake Chaubunagungamaug.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Lake Chaubunagungamaug does not include property ownership information.
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Webster, MA
(1.9 miles WNW) North Grosvenor Dale, CT (4.7 miles SW) Oxford, MA (5.3 miles NNW) Quinebaug, CT (5.5 miles WSW) East Douglas, MA (7.1 miles ENE) |
Mechanicsville, CT
(7.4 miles SSW) South Woodstock, CT (9.2 miles SW) Putnam, CT (9.3 miles SSW) Pascoag, RI (9.4 miles SE) Southbridge, MA (9.9 miles W) |
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Wawela Park, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Loveland, MA (< 0.1 mile) Colonial Park, MA (1.4 miles SE) Lakeview Heights, MA (1.4 miles E) East Village, MA (1.9 miles NW) |
Fennerville, MA
(1.9 miles W) North Village, MA (2.4 miles NW) Perryville, MA (2.4 miles WSW) Merino Village, MA (2.4 miles WNW) East Thompson, CT (2.7 miles SE) |
