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Norman Overlook

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Norman Overlook — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Norman Overlook sits at 390 feet along the Connecticut River Byway. To the south, about 0.9 miles away, Sachem Village Open Space rises to 769 feet. Lebanon lies 3.7 miles to the south-southeast, with Claremont 22.1 miles south and Rutland 34.9 miles west. On the Byway route, Indian Ridge precedes this stop and Sunset Viewing Spot follows it.

Daylight hours shift across the year at this location. On the March equinox, sunrise is at 06:53 and sunset at 19:01. By the June solstice, the sun rises earlier at 05:08 and sets later at 20:35, giving the longest stretch of light among the four dates listed. The September equinox brings sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 18:48, close to the March pattern. The December solstice has the shortest span, with sunrise at 07:20 and sunset at 16:16.

Drivers passing through can use this overlook as a fixed point between Indian Ridge and Sunset Viewing Spot, with Sachem Village Open Space visible to the south as the main landscape feature noted from this location.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
390 ft
In view
1 named features
In the woods of Upper Valley. Frozen Trout brook in Hanover's Mink brook nature preserve.
Šarūnas Burdulis from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
OM Zuiko 135mm f/2.8 on OM-D E-M5.
Šarūnas Burdulis from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
OM Zuiko 135mm f/2.8 on OM-D E-M5.
Šarūnas Burdulis from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Common/Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis).
Šarūnas Burdulis from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Common/Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) swallowing a American toad (Bufo americanus).
Šarūnas Burdulis from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Walking by the Mink Brook in the woods near Hanover.
Šarūnas Burdulis from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Sachem Village Open Space769 ftsouth · 0.9 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:5319:0118:24
June solstice05:0820:3519:51
September equinox06:3718:4818:11
December solstice07:2016:1615:28

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

Where it is

  • Lebanon3.7 mi south-southeast
  • Claremont22.1 mi south
  • Rutland34.9 mi west
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How high is Norman Overlook?

Norman Overlook sits at about 390 feet (119 m).

What can you see from Norman Overlook?

From Norman Overlook: Sachem Village Open Space (S, 0.9 mi).

What is the nearest town to Norman Overlook?

Lebanon, 3.7 miles SSE of Norman Overlook.

What is the next lookout after Norman Overlook?

Sunset Viewing Spot is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Norman Overlook.

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