Scott Covered Bridge
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Scott Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Stratton Mountain stands 1,194 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Scott Covered Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the West River in Townshend, Vermont. Built in 1870, it is at 277 feet (84 m) one of the longest covered bridges in the state (the West Dummerston Covered Bridge is longer by three feet), exhibiting three different forms of support: a Town lattice truss, kingpost trusses, and laminated arches. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is closed to motor vehicle traffic.
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Wikidata Q22073337, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 14 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 14 mi
- stone post view · 15 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Ober Hill: 2.0 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Wiswall Hill: 2.5 mi
- Ball Mountain Dam: 6.8 mi
- Ball Mountain Dam: 6.8 mi
- Ball Mountain Dam: 6.8 mi
- Quarterpipe: 10.3 mi
- Stratton Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Canoe Brook Nature Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Forest for Learning: 9.8 mi
- Bare Hill Conservation Site: 10.2 mi
- Beatrice Aiken Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Stratton Town Forest: 10.5 mi
- The Nature Museum: 9.5 mi
- Grafton Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 13.5 mi
- Walpole Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Canal Street Museum: 14.0 mi
- civil war: 15.7 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 18.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Hildene Main House: 20.3 mi
- The Revolutionary War: 20.5 mi
- Bear: 11.4 mi
- Stratton Bear: 11.8 mi
- Art Gallery: 13.8 mi
- Molly Stark: 15.3 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 20.4 mi
- TimberQuest: 11.0 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 11.2 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 13.7 mi
- Taylor Farm: 14.7 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 16.1 mi
- Hall Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 7.0 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lye Brook Falls: 18.2 mi
- McGinn Falls: 23.3 mi
- Natural Bridge Falls: 23.3 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 13.3 mi
- The Ledges: 17.3 mi
- Corona Beach: 18.7 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 24.8 mi
- Table Rock: 14.4 mi
- Mine Ledge: 15.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 18.0 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 20.4 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 23.4 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Wright Grove: 19.2 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Scott Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,194 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rice Hill | SW 234° | 895 m | 8.3 mi |
| Glebe Mountain | NNW 341° | 891 m | 10.2 mi |
| Whites Hill | SW 233° | 803 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cooper Hill | SW 223° | 782 m | 9.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 303° | 769 m | 9.7 mi |
| Johnson Hill | SW 233° | 752 m | 10.5 mi |
| Roundy Mountain | N 7° | 703 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000206OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Scott Covered Bridge, reference 73000206, listed 08/28/73.
OpenStreetMap element way/75013368
Day trips start here
- Brattleboro · 15 mi
- Wilmington · 15 mi
- Swanzey · 24 mi
- Bennington · 28 mi
- Claremont · 29 mi
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