Fairchild Pond, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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     Fairchild Pond is great enough to spend more than a day at, Moyers Grove Campground and RV is a great local campground, and Wanamie Dam has great water scenery. On a perfect day at Fairchild Pond you can take a hike along the Old Bulldozer Road Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Little Wilkes-Barre Mountain can be distinguished from Fairchild Pond, and get your heart pumping on the great whitewater of Harveys Creek. The warmest time of the year at Fairchild  
   Pond comes with high temperatures in the 80's with nighttime lows in the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's while the cold winter nights at Fairchild Pond are in the 10's.
Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop at nearby Mud Pond; there's some flowing water nearby, Reservoir Creek is a stream you can have a look at during your stay. This lake is so wonderful. A fine place to camp here at Fairchild Pond is Council Cup
 
               Campground, and Espy Gap is positively a great site to visit. Fairchild Pond is a good site of typical precipitation; the wettest month of the year is typically June, that's the one that rains the most while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Golf can be played at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club, and after a long day outdoors Econo Lodge Hazleton North is a good location to spend a night or two. Lots of people from Scranton—Wilkes-Barre come to Fairchild Pond; not far from Fairchild Pond you'll locate Hanover Reservoir which is a striking lake. If you have a thing about the outdoors, you'll like Fairchild Pond. If you need a site to stay Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites DRUMS-HAZLETON (I-80) is a brilliant choice; you can run the rapids of Wapwallopen Creek.

 
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Current weather conditions at Fairchild Pond, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Local climate location: TOWANDA 22 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.17028
Longitude: -76.00778

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These outdoors activities are available near Fairchild Pond.
 Hotels Near Fairchild Pond:
Econo Lodge Hazleton North, Drums, 7 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites DRUMS-HAZLETON (I-80), Drums, 7 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Wilkes-Barre, 9 miles away
Econo Lodge Arena, Wilkes-Barre, 9 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn -Hazleton/Drums, Drums, 9 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Fairchild Pond:
Moyers Grove Campground and RV, Wapwallopen, 6 miles away
Council Cup Campground, Wapwallopen, 6 miles away
Nesco Manor, Drums, 6 miles away
81-80 RV Park And Campground, Drums, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Fairchild Pond:
Jack Frost, Pennsylvania, 25 miles away
      600 vertical feet
Montage Mountain, Pennsylvania, 25 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Split Rock, Pennsylvania, 27 miles away
      250 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Fairchild Pond:
Harveys Creek, Luzerne CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class II-IV - 6.5 miles long (SR 1059 to Susquehanna River)
Wapwallopen Creek, Luzerne CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class I-II - 5.2 miles long (LR40022 to Camp Keller)
Wapwallopen Creek, Luzerne CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class I-IV(V+) - 2.7 miles long (SR 3013 to Route 239)
 National Parks Near Fairchild Pond:
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Bethlehem - PA, 50 miles away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, Beach Lake - PA, 66 miles away
 Trails Near Fairchild Pond:
Old Bulldozer Road Trail, Luzerne County, 19 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Fairchild Pond:
Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club, Mountain Top, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Fairchild Pond:
Mud Pond, Luzerne CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Hanover Reservoir, Luzerne CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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