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The beauty of Turtle Pond attracts many people from all around. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are tremendous; Rogers Pond is a lake that's in the vicinity of Turtle Pond, and hiking along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail is magnificent fun. Throughout the warm months here at Turtle Pond, high temperatures mostly reach the 80's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are generally in the 30's, and
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| | night lows at Turtle Pond through the wintertime frequently drop into the 10's. And if you're still looking for more outdoors exciting stuff just keep reading. If you're here at Turtle Pond and you like golf, you can check out Richter Park Municipal Golf Course. Camping is available at Mountain Workshop; Residence Inn By Marriott Danbury is a magnificent location to get some rest. And if that's not sufficient, there's plenty more to do close to Turtle Pond. | |
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Not far from Turtle Pond you stumble on Lower Pine Cove, and paddling on East Aspetuck River is so much fun. You're possibly hooked on lakes, Mercers Pond is one of those close by, and there's some flowing water nearby, East Lake
Brook is a stream you can stop at while here. Do have a look at Mercers Pond Dam since you're here at Turtle Pond, and you'll probably meet some people from Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown here. If you need a spot to stay Ethan
Allen Hotel is a good choice, and Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve is a gorgeous place any time of year. An average amount of precipitation falls at Turtle Pond; during May this area sees the most rain; February is the month
with the least moisture. This lake is so wonderful. Gotta ski! Thunder Ridge is a glorious location to do that, and swamps like Mill Plain Swamp are fun to go to. Get dripping wet paddling on Tenmile, and a splendid place to camp here at Turtle Pond is Kettletown State Park.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.40444 Longitude: -73.47917
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Outdoors Recreation Near Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York, the metro area neareast to Turtle Pond. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Woodbury, Connecticut, 20 miles away 300 vertical feet |
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East Aspetuck River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class III - 4 miles long (Paper Mill Road to Housatonic River) |
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Tenmile, Litchfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class I-III - 4.2 miles long (South Dover NY to Gaylordsville Ct) |
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Norwalk River, Fairfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class II - 8 miles long (Bridge in Cannondale to Mouth) |
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Trinity Lake
 | 11 miles away It is a puzzle about fishing or ice fishing ability on that lake. Looks like a hidden top national secret. No one site provides infor about thart lake.... |
Tenmile
 | 13 miles away You may wish to add a map link from the Ten Mile River page to: http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_122.htm... |
Ella Fohs Camp Pond
 | 13 miles away I was at the camp from 1963-1969. It shaped my childhood. My mother was there when she was a kid too. I found her name carved into one of the bunks on the rafters: Sydell Freiman 1949! Shame it's not used anymore for innercity poor kids, like we were. Ellen Knebel...I'm sad to hear that the camp itself is not there any more. I worked there in 69-73...I began working on ''the senior side'' and we livrf in ''the mansion'' for one summer. ...There was a house at the middle of the camp itself where the camp director lived. Is it still there??...(2008) I know the family that owns this beautiful property. A few years ago, I volunteered as a companion (weekly visits over a 2 year period) for his 90 year old mother, Millicent. The owner's name is Kenneth... |
Ballard Lake
 | 16 miles away 22 Acre lake loaded with Pickerel, Bass, Perch. However, is private property.... |
Lake Waramaug State Park
 | 17 miles away we stayed one night. there is a camp store and concession. lake for swimming and fishing. you can rent a canoe but it was 50 a day.sites are clean but not very private. bathrooms with showers were clean. Very family oriented kids bikes ect. quiet rule was respected by all young and old. we had a wonderful time. small town not far for pizza if needed... |
Dixon Lake
 | 17 miles away ...ived in the three story pink house on chestnut ridge rd.back in the late sixties ,and every Christmas the people of the surrounding lk. There were none on the east side of the lake at the time. Well we would collect our Christmas trees around fifty or so and dig them into the ice about forty ft apart and make two rows . Then we would all set a time and light em,, and we would skate , fish ,whatever the lines of trees ran from the n.west dock to the east..the clam bakes were held at the other lk..haven just up the stream that ran along my house..After the dam broke from lk haven the water flooded down into our house..What a flood..seems after that we sold the house to a fireman ,,and then our course by accident the house burnt down ,,and I thought fireman were supposed to put out fires not start em .hello to all that still prevail on chestnut ridge. yea I also went to school with Henry Winkler.. And back then we used to trick or treat all the way down to route six..camp sycamore well I still have my green card with the red paper wonder if its still good..the camp was but a lake with a... |
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
 | 19 miles away You may wish to add a link from the Appalachian Trail page to:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_229.htm... |
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
 | 20 miles away 5 PHOTOS |
Mohawk Mountain
 | 25 miles away In 1947, Skiing Hall of Fame member, Walt Schoenknecht, created Mohawk Mountain Ski Area amidst the beauty of the Southern Berkshire Mountain. The following winter he invented snowmaking, which is currently used at winter resorts throughout the world. Mohawk Mountain has remained a family business and a favorite destination for succeeding generations of families.Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is a private corporation working in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Mohawk State Park. Mohawk State Forest has cross-country trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the top of the mountain but are not maintained or connected with the Ski Area. Access is obtained off of Rt. 4 in Cornwall CT.... |
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