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Pell Lake

Dover, New York — Dutchess County.

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15Surface acres

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 122980061).

Nearest airports

The closest airport with scheduled passenger flights to Pell Lake, plus larger airports within about 150 miles:

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Airports with scheduled airline service from OurAirports (large and medium airports); larger airports are FAA large, medium and small hubs by FAA CY2025 enplanements ("major airport" = FAA large hub). Distances are straight-line from the lake's center, not driving distance; road routes are longer.

Location & fast facts

Where Pell Lake is in New York

The red circle marks Pell Lake.

Fast facts

About Pell Lake

  • County: Dutchess
  • Town: Dover
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 69 mi from Albany and 160 mi from Syracuse, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.

Fishing in New York

Official NYSDEC pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Good for & watch for

Good for

    Watch for

    • Cold water. Water stays cold well into late spring and turns cold again in fall. Wear a life jacket when paddling in the shoulder seasons.

    Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.

    Lake map

    Pell Lake shoreline

    0.1 mileN

    No public access sites are listed for this water in the NYSDEC boat launch sites (data.ny.gov) data.

    Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 122980061), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: NYSDEC boat launch sites (data.ny.gov). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

    Conditions right now

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    Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (41.6590, -73.6292). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Pell Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

    Sun, moon & best fishing times

    Sun & moon at Pell Lake

    Best fishing times

    Major periodMinor periodDaylight

      Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

      Contact & official info

      Questions about Pell Lake

      How big is Pell Lake?

      Pell Lake covers about 15 acres in Dover, New York (Dutchess County).

      What towns are on Pell Lake?

      Pell Lake touches Dover in Dutchess County, New York.

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