Lake Mc Donough
Lake Mc Donough is a reservoir in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Lake Mc Donough is situated nearby to the locality New Hartford Center, as well as near the hamlet Pine Meadow.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ski Sundown and Saville Dam.
Ski Sundown
Sports venue
Ski Sundown is a ski area located in New Hartford, Connecticut. There are 17 trails, 16 of which are lighted for nighttime skiing. In terms of difficulty, nine of the trails are easier, four are intermediate and three are most difficult and one is extremely difficult.
Saville Dam
Dam
Saville Dam is an earthen embankment dam with masonry work on the eastern branch of the Farmington River in southwestern Barkhamsted, Connecticut and central Hartland, Connecticut, dividing the latter into two villages along its hilltops, East and West Hartland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pine Meadow and New Hartford.
Pine Meadow
Hamlet
The Pine Meadow Historic District encompasses most of the historic 19th-century village of Pine Meadow in New Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Located at a bend in the West Branch of the Farmington River southeast of New Hartford center, it is a well-preserved example of a rural industrial village.
New Hartford
Town
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Hartford is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,658 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. New Hartford is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lake Mc Donough.
Barkhamsted
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barkhamsted is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It contains seven villages: West Hill, Mallory, Barkhamsted Center, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley, and Riverton.
Lake Mc Donough
- Type: Reservoir
- Also known as: “Compensating Reservoir”, “East Branch Reservoir”, and “Lake Mcdonough”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.89804° or 41° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
-72.96106° or 72° 57′ 40″ westElevation
420 feet (128 metres)Open location code
87H9V2XQ+6HGeoNames ID
4837456
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Mc Donough from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Hartford Center and Pleasant Valley.
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