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    What a nice lake Highland Pond is. This lake is so wonderful. Near Highland Pond you come across Preston Notch which is a good spot to stop by, and after a long day outdoors Days Inn Berlin CT is a perfect place to spend a night or two. The summit of Camels Hump can be distinguished from Highland Pond; great water scenery is available at Highland Pond Dam in the neighborhood of Highland Pond. And if you're still looking for more outdoors entertaining things  
   just keep reading. A nice location to camp here at Highland Pond is Little City Campground; you'll probably meet some people from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford here.
This lake is so wonderful. There's some flowing water close by, East Bradley Brook is a stream you can pop by while here, and a brilliant close by hotel is Best Western New England Inn & Suites. Highland Pond gets a large amount of water; most of the rain falls all through May; February
 
               is when it's the driest. This lake is so wonderful. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Westfield Falls.
Skiing at Mount Southington is one of those things you just should do; a good location for whitewater paddling is Hammonasset River. Don't leave Highland Pond without first going for a hike along the Mattabesset Trail; if you've had enough of Highland Pond, Wilcox Pond is close by. And if that's not enough, there's loads more to do next to Highland Pond. Very delightful scenery and great skiing is what you get at Powder Ridge, and Wadsworth Falls State Park is both tremendous and picturesque.
You can run the rapids of Roaring Brook River right next door to Highland Pond, and there's good hiking along the Washington Trail. Through the long summer days at Highland Pond highs are typically in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's; overnight lows in the 10's for Highland Pond. A round of golf at nearby Miner Hills Golf Course & Driving Range is a tremendous way to kill some time, and Highland Pond is not the only place nearby, Wilcox Pond is a nearby lake.
The Mattabesset Trail offers hiking at its best; Highland Pond is great enough to spend more than a day at, Camp Eagle Feather is a great local campground.

 
Best Western New England Inn & Suites, Berlin
2 miles away
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Days Inn Berlin CT, Berlin
2 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Highland Pond, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: BURLINGTON 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.56917
Longitude: -72.73528

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 Hotels Near Highland Pond:
Best Western New England Inn & Suites, Berlin, 2 miles away
Days Inn Berlin CT, Berlin, 2 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MERIDEN, Meriden, 2 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Meriden, 2 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Cromwell/Middletown, Cromwell, 3 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Highland Pond:
Camp Eagle Feather, Rocky Hill, 5 miles away
Little City Campground, Higganum, 11 miles away
Nelson's Family Campground, East Hampton, 16 miles away
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, 16 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Highland Pond:
Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 3 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 13 miles away
      425 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 24 miles away
      625 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Highland Pond:
Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17)
Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road)
Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)
 National Parks Near Highland Pond:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 42 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 62 miles away
 Trails Near Highland Pond:
Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County, 1 miles away
Washington Trail, Middlesex County, 6 miles away
Mattabesset Trail, New Haven County, 8 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Highland Pond:
Miner Hills Golf Course & Driving Range, Middletown, 2 miles away
Pistol Creek Golf Club, Berlin, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Highland Pond:
Wilcox Pond, Middlesex CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Wilcox Pond, Middlesex CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Powder Ridge
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Mattabesset Trail
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Metacomet Trail
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Mount Southington
13 miles away
Night and day we are the one. Mt. Southington is Connecticut's convenient location for both skiing and snowboarding for all ages and for all ability-levels. Novice trails that gently glide down sloping hillsides as well as down-hill runs that challenge and excite are just some features of this popular ski area....

Monce Pond
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Hammonasset River
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Graniss Pond
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Lake Whitney
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Farmington River Reservoir
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Lake Wintergreen
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Lake Chamberlain
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Good sized lake for the area, however boating is strictly forbidden. Gorgeous, peaceful surroundings (no houses), and wildlife abounds. The deer often tolerate people closeby. The fishing can be good for the experienced bass fisherman willing to hike around to the various small, scattered areas where casting is possible. These spots are often choked with brush so accurate casting, texas-rigged soft plastic baits, and at least 8lb test line are a must. I've caught a few 4-5lb bass and some good sized pickerel....

Ski Sundown
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