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     Get your pulse rate up on the tremendous whitewater of Tenmile; great water scenery is available at Mercers Pond Dam near Turtle Pond. The warmest time of the year at Turtle Pond arrives with high temperatures in the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Turtle Pond. Turtle Pond is a good site of typical rain; May is when you get  
   the most rain here; February meanwhile is the driest month. Why not camp at Mountain Workshop if you're here at Turtle Pond, and everybody nearby loves skiing at Thunder Ridge.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail offers hiking at its best, and there's some flowing water close by, East Lake Brook is a stream you can stop by while you're here. A great place like Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve near Turtle Pond is too delightful to leave out; you have
 
               to explore Lower Pine Cove when you're here. This lake is so wonderful. A delightful nearby hotel is Ethan Allen Hotel, and don't miss out on a splendid swamp; Mill Plain Swamp is right here at Turtle Pond.
This lake is so wonderful. If you need a place to stay Super 8 Danbury is a fine choice, and why not spend some time golfing at a nearby golf course like Richter Park Municipal Golf Course. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend East Aspetuck River, and Turtle Pond is not the only spot nearby, Mercers Pond is a nearby lake. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this spot. A good location to camp here at Turtle Pond is Kettletown State Park.
Now, you may believe that's a load but there's even more exciting stuff to do here at Turtle Pond. You could also stop at Rogers Pond if you're here at Turtle Pond; it's close by, and you'll perhaps meet some folks from Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown here.

 
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Local climate location: POUGHKEEPSIE FAA AP 3 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.40444
Longitude: -73.47917

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These outdoors activities are available near Turtle Pond.
 Hotels Near Turtle Pond:
Super 8 Danbury, Danbury, 1 miles away
Ethan Allen Hotel, Danbury, 1 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn - Danbury, Danbury, 1 miles away
Residence Inn Danbury, Danbury, 1 miles away
Maron Hotel & Suites, Danbury, 1 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Turtle Pond:
Kettletown State Park, Redding, 5 miles away
Mountain Workshop, West Redding, 8 miles away
Buck's Rock Camp, New Milford, 12 miles away
Clarence Fahnestock State Park, Carmel, 14 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Turtle Pond:
Thunder Ridge, New York, 8 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Woodbury, Connecticut, 20 miles away
      300 vertical feet
Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut, 25 miles away
      640 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Turtle Pond:
East Aspetuck River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Paper Mill Road to Housatonic River)
Tenmile, Litchfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class I-III - 4.2 miles long (South Dover NY to Gaylordsville Ct)
Norwalk River, Fairfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II - 8 miles long (Bridge in Cannondale to Mouth)
 National Parks Near Turtle Pond:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 51 miles away
Gateway National Recreation Area, Brooklyn - NY, 59 miles away
 Trails Near Turtle Pond:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Litchfield County, 20 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Turtle Pond:
Richter Park Municipal Golf Course, Danbury, 3 miles away
Ridgefield Golf Course, Danbury, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Turtle Pond:
Mercers Pond, Fairfield CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Rogers Pond, Fairfield CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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Ella Fohs Camp Pond
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Ballard Lake
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Lake Waramaug State Park
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Dixon Lake
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
19 miles away
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Hilltop Pond
19 miles away
Hilltop Pond is a beautiful private pond. It's owned by the home owner on the top of the hill to the west and other adjoining land owners have pond rights. It's quite shallow, so it will always be in need of constant cleaning. The 42 acre pond is home to loads of wildlife and is the prime souce of water flowing into Macedonia State Park.

An interesting fact: The dam, rebuilt in the early 90's is made up of concrete blocks, each weighing over a ton. Environmental regulations wouldn't allow pouring cement into forms, so the large number of blocks were layed in place, held in place only by their individaul mass.

Jimmy Walker, the mayor of NYC would visit Hilltop Lodge, with his buddies. Hilltop Lodge was located on the west side of Weber Road where the road takes a bend well above about mid point in the length of the pond. The lodge burned to the ground in the 50's. There was no structure on the property from then until 1984, when the home to the north was constructed....

Woodbury
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Mohawk Mountain
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