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     Going for a hike on the Mattabesset Trail is always a pleasant adventure, and Candlewood Suites HARTFORD/MERIDEN is a splendid place to get some rest. Here at Black Pond you'll probably meet some people from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford; if you come at the right time of year, Hammonasset River offers some pleasant whitewater. Yeah, come here to Black Pond for a fine time. A day at Dossin Park Beach close to Black Pond is time well spent, and of course North  
   Branch Spoon Shop Brook flows through this area. This lake is so wonderful. Wadsworth Falls State Park is a nice place to stretch your legs a bit, and you don’t have to go far from Black Pond to distinguish the water at Black Pond Dam.
So many amusing things to do here at Black Pond, too tremendous to be true. On a brilliant day at Black Pond you can take a hike along the Mattabesset Trail, and why not camp at Camp Eagle Feather if you're here at Black
 
               Pond. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Roaring Brook River; you could always explore Preston Notch. If you need a location to stay Four Points By Sheraton Meriden is a fine choice; you'll discover a delightful lake called Black Pond.
This lake is so wonderful. There is a splendid hiking trail in the vicinity of Black Pond called the Washington Trail, and do explore High Hill Pond, it's a gorgeous lake. Little City Campground is a great local campground; a round of golf at nearby Indian Springs Golf Club is a fine way to kill some time. Black Pond is a wet location that gets a great deal of precipitation; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain while February is usually the driest month.
Skiing at Mount Southington is one of those things you just should do, and the summit of Beseck Mountain can be seen from Black Pond. For the duration of the days of summer at Black Pond temperatures are commonly in the 80's; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. For the duration of the winter the highs are regularly in the 30's; all through the dark hours in the wintertime at Black Pond temperatures plunge to the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Powder Ridge while you're here.

 
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Current weather conditions at Black Pond, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: BURLINGTON 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.5275
Longitude: -72.74472

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These outdoors activities are available near Black Pond.
 Beaches Near Black Pond:
Dossin Park Beach, New Haven County, 7 miles away
 Hotels Near Black Pond:
Four Points By Sheraton Meriden, Meriden, 1 miles away
Candlewood Suites HARTFORD/MERIDEN, Meriden, 1 miles away
Residence Inn Meriden, Meriden, 2 miles away
Hampton Inn Meriden Wallingford, Meriden, 2 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Meriden, 2 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Black Pond:
Camp Eagle Feather, Rocky Hill, 7 miles away
Little City Campground, Higganum, 10 miles away
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, 15 miles away
Riverdale Camp Sites, Clinton, 16 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Black Pond:
Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 2 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 13 miles away
      425 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 25 miles away
      625 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Black Pond:
Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17)
Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road)
Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)
 National Parks Near Black Pond:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 40 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 64 miles away
 Trails Near Black Pond:
Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County, 2 miles away
Washington Trail, Middlesex County, 4 miles away
Mattabesset Trail, New Haven County, 6 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Black Pond:
Indian Springs Golf Club, Middlefield, 2 miles away
Hunter Memorial Golf Course, Meriden, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Black Pond:
Black Pond, New Haven CountyCounty, 1 miles away
High Hill Pond, New Haven CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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