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School House Covered Bridge

School House Covered Bridge from directly overhead

School House Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Burke Mountain stands 976 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Minister Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.51610, -72.00977

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
  • Bandstand Park: 1.4 mi
  • Powers Park: 1.6 mi
  • Fairground: 2.1 mi
  • Peter and Polly Park: 6.1 mi
  • Darling Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Great Vermont Corn Maze: 4.2 mi
  • Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center: 4.4 mi
  • Farmer's Daughter: 6.3 mi
  • Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge: 11.1 mi
  • Walden Mountain Alpaca Farm: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Southwest Cove Beach: 13.9 mi
  • South Beach: 13.9 mi
  • North Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Campers' Beach: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Sunflowers: 18.5 mi
  • Pollyanna Statue: 18.6 mi
  • Tree Harp: 18.6 mi
  • Kettle Pond State Park: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 12.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 14.4 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 14.7 mi
Covered bridges: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Bald Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Marshfield Ledges: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lac Littleton: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of School House Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burke MountainENE976 m6.9 mi
West Peak Burke MountainNE956 m6.7 mi
East Haven MountainNE924 m11.3 mi
Umpire MountainENE907 m8.4 mi
Wheelock MountainWNW843 m7.9 mi
Kirby MountainENE833 m5.6 mi
Miles MountainESE813 m10.0 mi
Ide MountainWNW796 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0419:5220:37
September equinox06:3618:0918:47
December solstice07:2215:2316:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192131445765706861493725
Precip in2.72.22.53.13.84.14.53.93.43.93.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johnsbury, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000055OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Old Schoolhouse Bridge, reference 71000055, listed 03/31/71.

OpenStreetMap element way/1039182227

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