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
- 19.1 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 22.1 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 20.4 mi off the Chemin des Cantons, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pv sans nom 3 · 22 mi
- Pv sans nom 1 · 22 mi
- Pv sans nom 2 · 22 mi
- Vue · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laraway Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Shattuck Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bears Den Hill: 2.6 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 3.2 mi
- 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
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Cambridge State Forest: 9.6 mi
- Morristown Town Forest: 12.0 mi
- Wild Branch Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson: 1.4 mi
- Burned Down Cabin: 6.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 10.0 mi
- Historic Marker: Birthplace of Larry Gardner: 11.9 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 13.6 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 7.1 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Noyes House Museum: 14.0 mi
- Sheldon Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- 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
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 2.6 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Comstock Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Fuller Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Journey's End: 6.6 mi
- Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 7.2 mi
- Poland Covered Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Hutchins Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 18.8 mi
- 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
- The Finger: 15.8 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 18.2 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 20.9 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 17.1 mi
- ROL Camp Beach: 23.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madonna Peak | S 187° | 1,107 m | 12.7 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | S 183° | 1,101 m | 11.2 mi |
| Morse Mountain | S 186° | 1,029 m | 11.6 mi |
| Belvidere Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,018 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cold Hollow Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,015 m | 3.6 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ENE 59° | 922 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tillotson Peak | ENE 64° | 912 m | 9.7 mi |
| White Rocks | S 181° | 906 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:25 | 16:14 |
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 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 21 mi
- Bolton Valley · 23 mi
- Essex · 25 mi
- Chittenden County · 27 mi
- Colchester · 27 mi
- Richmond · 27 mi
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