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Angel Dog Overlook

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Looking south-east from Angel Dog Overlook. Terrain at true elevation.

Angel Dog Overlook sits at 1,023 feet along the Connecticut River Byway, facing 150 degrees toward the south-southeast. The terrain drops 354 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving an open view across the near ground. Farmer's Daughter is visible east-southeast at 0.4 miles, at an elevation of 702 feet. Silsby Mountain rises to the south at 3.4 miles and 1,830 feet, while Shaw Mountain lies east-southeast at 5.5 miles and 1,806 feet. Saint Johnsbury is the closest town, 1.9 miles to the west-southwest; Barre and Montpelier are farther off in the same general direction, at 30.4 and 31.6 miles respectively. Sunrise and sunset times shift with the seasons here: near the June solstice, the sun rises at 5:04 AM and sets at 8:37 PM, while near the December solstice it rises at 7:22 AM and sets at 4:12 PM. At the equinoxes, daylight runs from roughly 6:36–6:52 AM to 6:47–7:00 PM. The previous stop on this route is Beacon Hill Vista.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
1,023 ft
View
Southeast · 150°
Relief
354 ft drop
In view
3 named features
Hundreds of messages from dog owners and dog lovers are tacked to the walls at the Dog Chapel, indeed, a quite serious chapel devoted to departed and/or beloved canine pets. Opened in 1995 on a hillside ("Dog Mountain") in St. Johnsbury, Vermont by Stephen Huneck, the chapel welcomes visitors and ho
Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain · source
Dog Mountain, Home of Stephen Huneck Gallery. Near St Johnsbury, Vermont
Alan Sandercock · CC BY 2.0 · source
File name: 06_10_002307 Title: Emerson's Falls, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Created/Published: Date issued: 1930 - 1945 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Genre: Postcards Subjects: Waterfalls Notes: Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection Lo
Boston Public Library · CC BY 2.0 · source
Morency Paint Shop and Apartment Building , St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Dog Chapel at the Stephen Huneck Gallery in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Captain-tucker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Dog Chapel at the Stephen Huneck Gallery in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Captain-tucker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Farmer's Daughter702 fteast-southeast · 0.4 mi
  • Silsby Mountain1,830 ftsouth · 3.4 mi
  • Shaw Mountain1,806 fteast-southeast · 5.5 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:5219:0018:22
June solstice05:0420:3719:52
September equinox06:3618:4718:09
December solstice07:2216:1215:24

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Saint Johnsbury1.9 mi west-southwest
  • Barre30.4 mi west-southwest
  • Montpelier31.6 mi west-southwest
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How high is Angel Dog Overlook?

Angel Dog Overlook sits at about 1,023 feet (312 m).

What can you see from Angel Dog Overlook?

From Angel Dog Overlook: Farmer's Daughter (ESE, 0.4 mi); Silsby Mountain (S, 3.4 mi); Shaw Mountain (ESE, 5.5 mi).

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Saint Johnsbury, 1.9 miles WSW of Angel Dog Overlook.

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