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Gorham Covered Bridge

Gorham Covered Bridge from directly overhead

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

Coordinates43.68006, -73.03755

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves: 27
  • 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
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 24
Artworks: 17
  • 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
Museums: 15
Waterfalls: 14
  • 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
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 7
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Black Point Public Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Hague Town Beach: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Gorham Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pico PeakESE 106°1,206 m10.4 mi
Mendon PeakESE 121°1,170 m11.2 mi
Farr PeakNNE 28°1,071 m10.1 mi
Bloodroot MountainNE 34°1,061 m8.9 mi
Mount CarmelNE 42°1,027 m8.8 mi
Goshen MountainNNE 18°1,002 m10.9 mi
Blue Ridge MountainE 91°990 m6.8 mi
The Darning NeedleENE 68°880 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:05
June solstice05:1119:5420:38
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2315:3216:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1264161840

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