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Morgan Covered Bridge

Morgan Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Madonna Peak stands 1,107 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 19 miles off.

The story

The Morgan Covered Bridge, also known as the Upper Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the North Branch Lamoille River in Belvidere, Vermont on Morgan Bridge Road. Built about 1887, it is one of the two covered bridges in Belvidere, and one of five in a five-mile span that all cross the same river. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Wikidata Q6911625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Belvidere

How to reach it

Coordinates44.74348, -72.72801

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • College Garden and Playground: 7.1 mi
  • Sculpture Park: 7.4 mi
  • Mineart Athletics Fields: 7.5 mi
  • Buddhist Peace Garden: 7.5 mi
  • VTSU Johnson Quad: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Sloping Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Dog Head Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Cadys falls: 12.8 mi
  • Gorge: 14.2 mi
  • Fairfax Falls: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 5
  • Devil's Dishpan: 17.0 mi
  • Birnies Nose: 20.1 mi
  • Main Face: 23.2 mi
  • Wild West Wall: 23.3 mi
  • Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Elmore Beach: 17.1 mi
  • ROL Camp Beach: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 13.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Morgan Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Madonna PeakS 187°1,107 m12.7 mi
Whiteface MountainS 183°1,101 m11.2 mi
Morse MountainS 186°1,029 m11.6 mi
Belvidere MountainENE 77°1,018 m8.9 mi
Cold Hollow MountainNNE 32°1,015 m3.6 mi
Haystack MountainENE 59°922 m10.9 mi
Tillotson PeakENE 64°912 m9.7 mi
White RocksS 181°906 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:0619:5620:41
September equinox06:3918:1218:50
December solstice07:2615:2516:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141726405361666457453422
Precip in2.82.42.83.85.04.74.54.44.05.23.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson 2 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000229OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Morgan Covered Bridge, reference 74000229, listed 11/19/74.

OpenStreetMap element way/1035091248

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