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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 12.2 miles of School House Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burke MountainENE 57°976 m6.9 mi
West Peak Burke MountainNE 55°956 m6.7 mi
East Haven MountainNE 50°924 m11.3 mi
Umpire MountainENE 64°907 m8.4 mi
Wheelock MountainWNW 291°843 m7.9 mi
Kirby MountainENE 64°833 m5.6 mi
Miles MountainESE 104°813 m10.0 mi
Ide MountainWNW 284°796 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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