Spencer Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut

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     Swamps don’t sound that great but Beaverdam Marsh close to Spencer Pond is relatively great, and a tour here wouldn’t be complete without a tour to nearby Robinson State Park. Congamond Lakes Middle Dike is not far at all from Spencer Pond, and whitewater paddling is great on Little River. All the water falling down from the sky makes Spencer Pond a wet site; of all the months in a year May is the one with the most rain, and January meanwhile is the driest month.  
   Camping is available at Golden Acres Campground, and there are other locations here than Spencer Pond, for example Arnold Pond.
This lake is so wonderful. Conn Cove is quite next to Spencer Pond, and everyone nearby loves skiing at Ski Sundown. Mountain Brook is one of the streams close by that might be worth going to; Spencer Pond is right by the Link Trail.
What a place this is for outdoors folks. The County Road Trail offers hiking at its best, and
 
               if you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Farmington River. This lake is so wonderful. Blandford is a perfect local ski area, and why not camp at Sodom Mountain Campground since you're here at Spencer Pond. Throughout the summer months here at Spencer Pond, high temperatures typically get into the 80's while night lows are ordinarily in the 50's. Highs throughout the winter are generally in the 30's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Spencer Pond fall into the 0's.
If the weather is beautiful, you get a magnificent vista of Huckleberry Mountain from Spencer Pond, and if you need a location to stay Dutch Iris Inn, The is a fine choice. Spencer Pond in fact is in the middle of a beautiful outdoors paradise. Spend the day on the beach at Babbs Beach since you're here at Spencer Pond. Lakes? Sure, Congamond Lakes is in the vicinity. This lake is so wonderful. If you're visiting Spencer Pond from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, you won't be the only one, and a tremendous close by hotel is Elm Motel.
Hiking along the Richard Trail is brilliant fun, and an afternoon playing golf at Edgewood Golf Course is always a pleasure.

 
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Current weather conditions at Spencer Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: CHESTER 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.01722
Longitude: -72.75083

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These outdoors activities are available near Spencer Pond.
 Beaches Near Spencer Pond:
Babbs Beach, Hartford County, 1 miles away
 Hotels Near Spencer Pond:
Dutch Iris Inn, The, Granby, 4 miles away
Elm Motel, Westfield, 6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites WESTFIELD, Westfield, 6 miles away
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites, Westfield, 7 miles away
Sheraton Bradley Airport Hotel, Windsor Locks, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Spencer Pond:
Golden Acres Campground, Hampden County, 2 miles away
Sodom Mountain Campground, Southwick, 2 miles away
Southwick Acres Campground, Southwick, 2 miles away
Wilderness Experience Unlimtd, Westfield, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Spencer Pond:
Blandford, Massachusetts, 15 miles away
      465 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 19 miles away
      625 vertical feet
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 25 miles away
      425 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Spencer Pond:
Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187)
Little River, Hampden CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Dam below Cobble Mountain Reservoir to Northwest Road)
Westfield River, Hampden CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class I-II - 4 miles long (Huntington to Russell)
 National Parks Near Spencer Pond:
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 61 miles away
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 64 miles away
 Trails Near Spencer Pond:
County Road Trail, Hampden County, 9 miles away
Link Trail, Hampden County, 9 miles away
Richard Trail, Hampden County, 10 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Spencer Pond:
Edgewood Golf Course, Southwick, 2 miles away
Southwick Country Club, Southwick, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Spencer Pond:
Congamond Lakes, Hampden CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Arnold Pond, Hartford CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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