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Balm of Gilead Beach

Balm of Gilead Beach from directly overhead

Balm of Gilead Beach is a beach in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 293 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,010 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Derby Town Forest, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

beach in Orleans County, Vermont, United States

Wikidata Q49320103, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
293 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.91866, -72.10149

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 11
Parks: 11
  • Gardner Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Pomerleau Park: 5.3 mi
  • Prouty Beach & Campground: 5.6 mi
  • Portus Baxter Park: 5.9 mi
  • Place Henry Seth Taylor: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Cercle de Pierre de Stanstead: 6.3 mi
  • Pont Couvert Province-Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Start-End Trail: 18.8 mi
  • Circus Smirkus World Headquarters: 23.6 mi
  • Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 6
  • North Beach: 9.7 mi
  • ROL Camp Beach: 10.0 mi
  • South Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Southwest Cove Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Campers' Beach: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 6.6 mi
  • Runaway Pond: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Lord's Creek Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
  • Island Pond Covered Footbridge: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Bald Hill: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Balm of Gilead Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainSSE 152°1,010 m11.9 mi
Middle MountainE 90°899 m13.2 mi
Goodwin MountainSSE 155°852 m11.0 mi
Bluff MountainESE 110°850 m12.4 mi
Bluff Mountain (Low Summit)ESE 106°846 m12.7 mi
Job MountainSSE 148°845 m12.8 mi
Haystack MountainSSE 158°845 m12.8 mi
Sykes HillESE 101°794 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:01
June solstice05:0319:5420:39
September equinox06:3618:0918:48
December solstice07:2415:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405362676558453321
Precip in2.82.42.83.33.94.54.54.43.94.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356557827

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