Artwork · Vermont
Stratton Bear
Stratton Bear is an artwork in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 1,183 m. Stratton Mountain stands 1,194 m to the south-southwest, 0.7 miles off. Stone Valley Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates43.09552, -72.92077
- 8.9 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 25 mi
- stone post view · 25 mi
- Hot Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stratton Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Sage Hill: 3.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 3.8 mi
- Mundal Hill: 4.2 mi
- College Hill: 5.1 mi
Parks: 56
- Stratton Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Ball Mountain Dam: 6.3 mi
- Ball Mountain Dam: 6.3 mi
- Ball Mountain Dam: 6.3 mi
- Adams Park: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Stratton Town Forest: 7.2 mi
- Wendy Evarts Memorial Forest: 12.2 mi
- Lynn Pitcher Memorial Forest: 12.4 mi
- Bobby Comfort Town Forest: 13.2 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 16.8 mi
Museums: 21
- Visitors Center Hildene: 8.7 mi
- The American Museum of Fly Fishing: 8.9 mi
- Topping Tavern Museum: 13.5 mi
- Dorset Historical Society Museum: 14.8 mi
- Farrar-Mansur House: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Hildene Main House: 8.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.8 mi
- The Revolutionary War: 8.9 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Sunderland: 10.3 mi
Covered bridges: 7
- Scott Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Hall Bridge: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 6
- Bear: 1.5 mi
- Art Gallery: 10.6 mi
- Molly Stark: 15.9 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 20.6 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 5
- TimberQuest: 10.4 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 10.5 mi
- Taylor Farm: 10.6 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 10.7 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Lye Brook Falls: 6.5 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 8.4 mi
- Natural Bridge Falls: 14.5 mi
- McGinn Falls: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Whetstone Bluff: 9.0 mi
- The Ox Bow: 19.4 mi
- Table Rock: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Manchester Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 12.0 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Green Mountain Beach: 16.0 mi
- The Ledges: 18.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Stratton Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,194 m | 0.7 mi |
| Equinox Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,169 m | 11.1 mi |
| Glastenbury Mountain | SW 223° | 1,139 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lookout Rock | WNW 298° | 1,116 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Snow | S 181° | 1,092 m | 9.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | S 180° | 1,044 m | 12.6 mi |
| Peru Peak | N 356° | 1,041 m | 13.8 mi |
| Styles Peak | N 356° | 1,028 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9951192333
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 16 mi
- Bennington · 20 mi
- Brattleboro · 25 mi
- Cambridge · 28 mi
- North Adams · 29 mi
- Florida · 30 mi
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