Artwork · Vermont
Smog
Smog is an artwork in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Bread Loaf Mountain stands 1,165 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Youbie Obie, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates44.01287, -73.18071
- 11.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 16.3 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 24.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 15 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 23 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 25 mi
- Overlook View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chipman Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wainwright Hill: 4.4 mi
- Saint George Hill: 5.0 mi
- The Cobble: 5.4 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 5.6 mi
Parks: 51
- Cannon Park: 0.6 mi
- Lazarus Park: 0.6 mi
- Middlebury Town Green: 0.7 mi
- Weybridge Cave State Park: 3.5 mi
- Harold Curtiss Recreational Park: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Battell Woods Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Means Woods Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 7.3 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 7.4 mi
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 31
- The Ledge: 2.4 mi
- Marble Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 3.5 mi
- Red Rock Pond: 5.9 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Emma Willard Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Middlebury to Her Soldiers: 0.7 mi
- Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions: 0.7 mi
- Court Square: 0.7 mi
- Carleton's Raid Monument: 4.7 mi
Museums: 19
- Sheldon Museum: 0.5 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 12.0 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Middlebury Falls: 0.6 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 2.2 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 3.5 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 5.0 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 5.0 mi
Artworks: 11
- Youbie Obie: 0.1 mi
- Bench and Table: 0.1 mi
- King Kong: 0.2 mi
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 0.2 mi
- Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 5.6 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 6.4 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 9.2 mi
- Nature preserve: 9.8 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 13.8 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 13.8 mi
- Westport Beach: 17.2 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 19.2 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 19.3 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 0.8 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 21.5 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Middlebury Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 15.6 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 15.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Powerhouse Park: 13.7 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 13.8 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 14.0 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Robert Frost Wayside: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Smog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread Loaf Mountain | E 93° | 1,165 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Wilson | E 92° | 1,147 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Grant | ENE 78° | 1,104 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | E 88° | 1,073 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Cleveland | E 80° | 1,058 m | 13.7 mi |
| Battell Mountain | E 99° | 1,043 m | 12.3 mi |
| Gillespie Peak | SE 134° | 1,019 m | 14.1 mi |
| Little Hans Peak | E 85° | 1,013 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3659093716
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 2 mi
- Crown Point · 13 mi
- Westport · 17 mi
- Charlotte · 21 mi
- Waitsfield · 21 mi
- Essex · 22 mi
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