Hem Pond

Hem Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Hem Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Hem Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.80595, -89.19358. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hem Pond

• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~28 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~30 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Temple Church · church · Saint Clair · ~72 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~75 km · Must-see
• Browns Hill · viewpoint · Clinton · ~20 km
• Armed Forces Museum · museum · Bond · ~22 km
• American Farm Heritage Museum · museum · Bond · ~22 km
• Hills Fort · fort · Bond · ~22 km
• Lil' Red Barn Museum · museum · Bond · ~22 km
• Coles Creek Beach · beach · Clinton · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hem Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hem Pond

• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~28 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~30 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~75 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~76 km · Must-see

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