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Do stop by Whist Pond while you're in this part of Connecticut. Whist Pond is a pretty wet place usually with much rainfall; the wettest month of the year is generally August, that's the one that rains the most; February is the month with the least moisture. Drake Pond Brook flows through this neighborhood, and hey, Gotta ski right? Ski Sundown is a splendid place to do that. You simply must like Whist Pond. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always
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| | visit nearby Hatchaloosie Reservoir, and playing golf is lots of fun at Stonybrook Golf Course.
A spree to John A. Minetto State Park when you're here at Whist Pond is never a bad idea. There's so much to do here at Whist Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Burr Pond State Park is a great place for that. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Quality Inn & Suites, and you'll meet a lot of people from Torrington here. You feel that's | |
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sufficient? Just getting warmed up. Whist Pond Dam is not far at all from Whist Pond; there's whitewater on Bantam River for all you adrenaline kick people.
Throughout the summer at Whist Pond highs are regularly in the 80's,
and throughout summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Whist Pond. There's delightful hiking along the Mattatuck Trail; get your pulse
rate up on the splendid whitewater of Farmington River. After a long day outdoors Tollgate Hill Inn is a great place to spend a night or two, and the slopes of Mohawk Mountain are so inviting noone can resist.
Hiking is a popular
thing to do around Whist Pond; Mattatuck Trail is a pleasant local trail, and if you came to camp Macedonia Brook State Park is a nice place to do that. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are wonderful; Migeon Pond is a lake that's in close proximity to Whist Pond, and at Whist Pond you can catch a sight of Beech Hill.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.85083
Longitude: -73.1825
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| These outdoors activities are available near Whist Pond. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Whist Pond:
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| | Ski Areas Near Whist Pond:
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Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 12 miles away
625 vertical feet |
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Woodbury, Connecticut, 15 miles away
300 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Whist Pond:
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Bantam River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Stoddard Road to Shepaug River) |
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Farmington River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton) |
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Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area) |
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4 miles away
