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Whale Dance

Whale Dance from directly overhead

Whale Dance is an artwork in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Adams Mountain stands 978 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is VTC Amillary VII Quad, a park 1.1 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

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Coordinates43.94253, -72.62638

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves: 48
  • Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
  • Williamstown Town Forest: 12.3 mi
  • Cobb Town Forest: 13.0 mi
  • Old City Falls Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
  • Washington Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 19
  • Big Frog: 1.1 mi
  • Vermontasaurus: 19.2 mi
  • Beavin & Sons: 21.4 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 22.5 mi
  • Peaceful Serenity: 23.4 mi
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 14
  • Moss Glen Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Upper Old City Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Lower Old City Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Texas Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Warren Falls: 15.9 mi
Covered bridges: 12
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Area 2: 20.4 mi
  • Area 1: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Whale Dance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Adams MountainNW 308°978 m11.5 mi
Braintree MountainW 275°914 m7.9 mi
Skidoo MountainW 271°884.2 m7.7 mi
Twin PeaksW 266°882.7 m7.5 mi
Rochester MountainSW 229°868 m8.0 mi
Mount CushmanWSW 246°828 m7.6 mi
Lost MountainNW 308°783 m10.4 mi
Mount LympusSW 216°716 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:0919:5320:37
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:2315:2916:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161827405261666457453423
Precip in2.62.22.83.23.64.74.64.23.74.43.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelsea 2 NW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8660763702

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