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     Sheldon Dam is an out of the ordinary thing to check out; dry warm beds await you at Best Western Ticonderoga Inn & Suites. You're sure to run into some great people from Rutland here. This lake is so wonderful. The Bomoseen Hiking Loop is a brilliant hiking trail close to Sheldon Pond. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Sheldon Pond has to offer, you can camp at Bomoseen State Park Campground. No need to travel far to check out attention-grabbing  
   stuff like The Great Ledge, and if you're here and you like golf, you can take a look at Prospect Bay Country Club.
If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Sheldon Pond. Cobble Knoll is striking and can be seen from Sheldon Pond, and Fair Haven Municipal Forest is worth taking a look at. This lake is so wonderful. Sucker Creek is a delightful stream that is worth going to, and if you're here, do take a tour to O'Brien Point.
 
               You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing things at Sheldon Pond. You could also check out Howard Pond since you're here at Sheldon Pond; it's nearby, and Beaver Meadow is a lovely location any time of year.
If the weather is good here at Sheldon Pond, you can go for a hike along the Glen Lake Trail. There's so much to do here at Sheldon Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Half Moon State Park Campground is a fine location for that. There is a delightful hiking trail close to Sheldon Pond called the Half Moon Pond Trail; probably you're looking for close by lakes? Sure, Inman Pond is just a very short distance away. Through the warm days of summer, highs usually are in the 80's at Sheldon Pond; through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Sheldon Pond.
A normal amount of rain falls here at Sheldon Pond; the month with most of the rain is August, and February meanwhile is the driest month. If you need a place to stay Super 8 Motel Ticonderoga is a magnificent choice; Poultney River is a delightful whitewater spot close by.

 
Best Western Ticonderoga Inn & Suites, Ticonderoga
15 miles away
AAA Three Diamond Approved! Two-time recipient of the esteemed Best Western Director's Award for outstanding quality and service. Escape to this Adirondack Mountain hotel in Ticonderoga, New York and ...

Super 8 Motel Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga
15 miles away
Super 8 Ticonderoga is a 39-room log style building sandwiched between Lake Champlain and Lake George. We are in the heart of the picturesque Adirondack Mountains surrounded by lakes and greenery in p...

Current weather conditions at Sheldon Pond, Rutland County, Vermont
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Local climate location: CORNWALL 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.65917
Longitude: -73.2675

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These outdoors activities are available near Sheldon Pond.
 Hotels Near Sheldon Pond:
Best Western Ticonderoga Inn & Suites, Ticonderoga, 15 miles away
Super 8 Motel Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, 15 miles away
Courtyard Middlebury, Middlebury, 19 miles away
The Middlebury Inn, Middlebury, 19 miles away
Rutland Killington Red Roof Inn, Rutland, 20 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Sheldon Pond:
Bomoseen State Park Campground, Rutland County, 3 miles away
Half Moon State Park Campground, Rutland County, 4 miles away
Lake Bomoseen Camp Ground, Bomoseen, 5 miles away
Big D Campground, Rutland County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Sheldon Pond:
Pico Mountain, Vermont, 29 miles away
      1967 vertical feet
Snow Valley, Vermont, 30 miles away
      700 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Sheldon Pond:
Poultney River, Rutland CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (US Route 4 to Carvers Falls Dam)
Poultney River, Washington CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III-IV - 4 miles long (US Route 4 to Carvers Falls Dam)
Mettawee River, Washington CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class I-V - 12 miles long (Raceville to Grays Corner)
 Trails Near Sheldon Pond:
Glen Lake Trail, Rutland County, 3 miles away
Bomoseen Hiking Loop, Rutland County, 3 miles away
Half Moon Pond Trail, Rutland County, 4 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Sheldon Pond:
Prospect Bay Country Club, Bomoseen, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Sheldon Pond:
Howard Pond, Rutland CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Inman Pond, Rutland CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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