Hamlin Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut

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    If you are traveling by, why not stop by Hamlin Pond. This lake is so wonderful. Very picturesque scenery and magnificent skiing is what you get at Mount Southington; you'll meet a lot of folks from New Haven-Milford here. And if that's not sufficient, there's a lot more to do close to Hamlin Pond. A great place to have a look at in close proximity to Hamlin Pond is Cooks Gap, and in the neighborhood of Hamlin Pond you stumble on a golf course called Hawk's  
   Landing Country Club. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Powder Ridge while you're here, and the top of Bradley Mountain is easily observed from Hamlin Pond.
Hamlin Pond sees pretty high levels of precipitation; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain; February is when it's the driest. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Hamlin Pond with overnight lows in the 50's. The winter brings highs down
 
               to the 20's with temperatures at Hamlin Pond dipping down into the 10's through winter nights. This lake is so wonderful.
This lake is so wonderful. A delightful place to camp here at Hamlin Pond is Camp Eagle Feather, and dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express Southington, Connecticut. Whitewater paddling is great on Farmington River - Riverton, and after a long day outdoors Fairfield Inn & Suites Plainville is a glorious location to spend a night or two. If only every site had this much outdoors amusing stuff, what a great earth it would be. Loon Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop by, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Hamlin Pond; Tunxis Trail is a good local trail.
A quick trip to Patton Brook right next door to Hamlin Pond is a great idea, and Plainville Reservoir Dam is a pretty location. A lake close by is Farmington Reservoir, and the Metacomet Trail offers hiking at its best. Hamlin Pond is right by the Mattatuck Trail, and Hamlin Pond is near Talcott Mountain State Park which is a beautiful spot.
Why not camp at Gentile's Camp Ground while you're here at Hamlin Pond, and if you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Farmington River - Collinsville.

 
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2 miles away
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Local climate location: NORFOLK 19 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.67056
Longitude: -72.8525

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These outdoors activities are available near Hamlin Pond.
 Hotels Near Hamlin Pond:
Fairfield Inn & Suites Plainville, Plainville, 2 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Southington, Connecticut, Southington, 2 miles away
Red Carpet Inn and Suites - Southington, Southington, 3 miles away
Knights Inn Southington, Southington, 3 miles away
Centennial Inn Suites, Farmington, 3 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Hamlin Pond:
Camp Eagle Feather, Rocky Hill, 11 miles away
Gentile's Camp Ground, Plymouth, 14 miles away
American Legion State Forest, Barkhamsted, 15 miles away
Black Rock State Park, Litchfield, 16 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Hamlin Pond:
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 7 miles away
      425 vertical feet
Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 13 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 14 miles away
      625 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Hamlin Pond:
Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)
Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area)
Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187)
 National Parks Near Hamlin Pond:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 46 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 69 miles away
 Trails Near Hamlin Pond:
Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 6 miles away
Metacomet Trail, Hartford County, 7 miles away
Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 10 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Hamlin Pond:
Hawk's Landing Country Club, Southington, 1 miles away
Tunxis Plantation Country Club, Farmington, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Hamlin Pond:
Loon Lake, Hartford CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Farmington Reservoir, Hartford CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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