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     Go for a hike on the Mattatuck Trail, and do stop by Greystone Pond, it's a stunning lake. And if you're still looking for more outdoors entertaining stuff just keep reading. When you're here at Hancock Brook Lake it's always fun to go to Black Rock State Park, and if you need a place to stay Holiday Inn Express WATERBURY is a delightful choice. Hancock Brook Lake is a wet site that gets a great deal of rainfall; most of the rain falls during June while February  
   is the month with the least amount of precipitation. During the warm days of summer at Hancock Brook Lake temperatures are regularly in the 70's. Summer nighttime lows plunge down to the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 20's; nighttime lows through the winter for Hancock Brook Lake tend to be in the 10's.
If you came for an overnight stay Gentile's Camp Ground is a tremendous place to camp, and Hancock Brook Dam has pleasant water scenery. If
 
               you like skiing, you're in luck; Ski Sundown is near Hancock Brook Lake, and nearby you stumble on the Mattatuck Trail which is a splendid hiking trail. And if that's not enough, there's plenty more to do close to Hancock Brook Lake. The snow is wonderful at Mount Southington; Tomlinson Pond is a nearby lake that you could stop at.
The top of Birch Hill is easily distinguished from Hancock Brook Lake, and Black Rock State Park is a tremendous campground nearby. Soar down the rapids of Farmington River - Riverton in a kayak; on a great day you can go to Buck Meadow, a swamp close to Hancock Brook Lake. This lake is so wonderful.
Here at Hancock Brook Lake you'll in all probability meet some people from New Haven-Milford, and dry warm beds await you at Courtyard Waterbury Downtown. This lake is so wonderful. Paddling on Farmington River - Collinsville is so much fun, and Pequabuck Golf Club of Bristol is a golf course nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Some nearby water includes Spruce Brook, and going for a hike on the Tunxis Trail is always a brilliant adventure.

 
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4 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express WATERBURY, Waterbury
4 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Hancock Brook Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: NORFOLK 6 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.62222
Longitude: -73.03694

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These outdoors activities are available near Hancock Brook Lake.
 Hotels Near Hancock Brook Lake:
Courtyard Waterbury Downtown, Waterbury, 4 miles away
Holiday Inn Express WATERBURY, Waterbury, 4 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn and Suites/Wolcott, Wolcott, 5 miles away
Hampton Inn Waterbury, Waterbury, 5 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Waterbury, Waterbury, 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Hancock Brook Lake:
Gentile's Camp Ground, Plymouth, 3 miles away
Black Rock State Park, Litchfield, 4 miles away
Branchbrook Campground, Thomaston, 4 miles away
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Hancock Brook Lake:
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 8 miles away
      425 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 12 miles away
      625 vertical feet
Woodbury, Connecticut, 12 miles away
      300 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Hancock Brook Lake:
Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)
Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area)
Bantam River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Stoddard Road to Shepaug River)
 National Parks Near Hancock Brook Lake:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 45 miles away
 Trails Near Hancock Brook Lake:
Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 4 miles away
Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 7 miles away
Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 7 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Hancock Brook Lake:
Pequabuck Golf Club of Bristol, Pequabuck, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Hancock Brook Lake:
Greystone Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Tomlinson Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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