Oculus
Oculus is an artwork in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the east, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Northwest Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
Oculus is the Latin word for eye. The eye, or oculus, is a folded spiral opening that creates a three dimensional fulcrum for the Sun’s light.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- marble
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 14 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 21 mi
- Mt Tom · 23 mi
- Kane's Falls · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Georgetti Park and Hiking Trails: 0.3 mi
- Baxter Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
- Depot Park: 0.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Boardman Hill: 3.4 mi
- East Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 4.4 mi
- Wilson Castle: 2.0 mi
- Doug Casella: 3.9 mi
- Edward Hastings Ripley: 3.9 mi
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 9.2 mi
- Paul P Harris: 9.9 mi
- Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- VT State Land: 7.6 mi
- Giffords Woods State Park: 9.9 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 10.4 mi
- Sargent Hill Wilderness Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 2.3 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 4.0 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 7.2 mi
- Brandon Museum: 13.8 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 14.6 mi
- Lower Tier: 8.5 mi
- Upper Tier: 8.5 mi
- Top Rock: 8.6 mi
- Deer Leap: 8.6 mi
- Wallace Ledge: 10.1 mi
- Mead's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Irene Falls: 7.5 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 18.0 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 0.8 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 0.9 mi
- Mandala II: 9.5 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 14.0 mi
- Queen Connie: 19.4 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 0.7 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 9.7 mi
- Ballard Farm: 14.5 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 23.6 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 24.9 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.9 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 6.8 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 23.6 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Oculus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killington Peak | E 95° | 1,293 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pico Peak | ENE 78° | 1,206 m | 7.9 mi |
| Little Killington | ESE 101° | 1,194 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mendon Peak | ESE 101° | 1,170 m | 7.3 mi |
| Skye Peak | E 93° | 1,158 m | 9.5 mi |
| Shrewsbury Peak | ESE 106° | 1,122 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ramshead Peak | E 86° | 1,100 m | 8.4 mi |
| Snowdon Peak | E 90° | 1,095 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9972855137
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 24 mi
- Brownsville · 28 mi
- Middlebury · 28 mi
- Lake George · 29 mi
- Quechee · 29 mi
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