Gorham Covered Bridge
Gorham Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Pico Peak stands 1,206 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Vermont Marble Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
The Gorham Covered Bridge carries Gorham Bridge Road across Otter Creek in a rural area of Pittsford and Proctor, Vermont. It is a Town lattice truss bridge, built in 1841 by Abraham Owen and Nicholas M. Powers, the latter in the early stages of his career as a well-known bridgewright. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Wikidata Q23823845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 14.8 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 13 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 24 mi
- Mt Tom · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whipple Hollow Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Pittsford Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 3.7 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 4.7 mi
- Georgetti Park and Hiking Trails: 4.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Grandpa Knob: 3.2 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 3.7 mi
- Bald Peak: 3.9 mi
- Long Hill: 3.9 mi
- Sargent Hill Wilderness Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Pittsford Town Forest: 7.1 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 7.5 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 7.6 mi
- Mount Carmel State Forest: 8.6 mi
- Wilson Castle: 4.6 mi
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 5.1 mi
- Doug Casella: 5.8 mi
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 9.8 mi
- Crown Point Road Monument: 10.0 mi
- Wallace Ledge: 7.0 mi
- Barber Ledge: 8.9 mi
- Lower Tier: 10.3 mi
- Upper Tier: 10.3 mi
- Top Rock: 10.3 mi
- Oculus: 5.0 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 5.9 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 5.9 mi
- Mandala II: 8.7 mi
- Queen Connie: 14.5 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 1.1 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 2.4 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 5.8 mi
- Brandon Museum: 8.8 mi
- Benson Museum: 13.7 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Mead's Falls: 5.5 mi
- Irene Falls: 10.7 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 12.5 mi
- Falls of Lana: 15.5 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 4.4 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 12.6 mi
- Ballard Farm: 17.4 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 19.2 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.2 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 20.6 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 19.3 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 21.7 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 23.4 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Lucky Seven: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Gorham Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pico Peak | ESE 106° | 1,206 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mendon Peak | ESE 121° | 1,170 m | 11.2 mi |
| Farr Peak | NNE 28° | 1,071 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bloodroot Mountain | NE 34° | 1,061 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NE 42° | 1,027 m | 8.8 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,002 m | 10.9 mi |
| Blue Ridge Mountain | E 91° | 990 m | 6.8 mi |
| The Darning Needle | ENE 68° | 880 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
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 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1264161840
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 23 mi
- Woodstock · 26 mi
- Crown Point · 27 mi
- Lake George · 27 mi
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