Cliff · Vermont
Scotch Bonnet
Scotch Bonnet is a cliff in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 57 m. Bald Peak stands 624 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 3.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 57 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.19144, -73.36985
- 3.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 8.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 16.6 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 21.7 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 10 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 15 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 19 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs: 60
- Barn Rock Cliff: 1.3 mi
- The Palisades: 1.9 mi
- MacDonough Point: 5.1 mi
- Red Rock Pond: 10.2 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 13.2 mi
Peaks
- Bart Royce Hill: 2.3 mi
- Ainger Hill: 2.9 mi
- Twin Hill: 3.0 mi
- Kronks Hill: 3.2 mi
- Coon Mountain: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Ballard Park: 3.1 mi
- Lee Park: 3.2 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Little Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- MacDonough Park: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 59
- Coon Mountain Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Cole Island: 4.3 mi
- Eddy: 5.9 mi
- Eddy: 7.5 mi
- Essex Quarry Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Northwest Bay Road: 4.4 mi
- MacDonough Monument: 6.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Carleton's Raid Monument: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Dog Team Falls: 13.2 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 13.5 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 14.6 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 15.0 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 15.8 mi
Museums: 23
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 0.7 mi
- Rokeby Museum Special Collections Library: 6.9 mi
- Robeby Museum: 6.9 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 11.1 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 19
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 14.9 mi
- Smog: 15.5 mi
- Youbie Obie: 15.6 mi
- Bench and Table: 15.6 mi
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 17
- Formal Garden: 14.8 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Childrens Garden: 19.7 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 13
- Nature preserve: 8.8 mi
- Vermont Teddy Bear: 13.6 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 14.4 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 14.9 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 12
- Westport Beach: 3.2 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 10.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 11.6 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 12.8 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Powerhouse Park: 10.5 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 11.2 mi
- Footbridge Park: 11.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 11.5 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 20.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 15.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Scotch Bonnet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Peak | SW 225° | 624 m | 8.6 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | WSW 254° | 590 m | 8.0 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 282° | 586 m | 9.2 mi |
| Barton Mountain | SW 231° | 574 m | 10.4 mi |
| Belfry Mountain | SW 234° | 564 m | 10.9 mi |
| Moore Mountain | WSW 239° | 551 m | 7.5 mi |
| Harper Mountain | WSW 249° | 510 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | SW 228° | 503 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:30 | 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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356554389
Day trips start here
- Westport · 3 mi
- Essex · 8 mi
- Charlotte · 11 mi
- Elizabethtown · 11 mi
- Shelburne · 15 mi
- Crown Point · 17 mi
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