Union Village Covered Bridge
Union Village Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. North Peak stands 702 m to the east-southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Village Dam Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
The Union Village Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Academy Road across the Ompompanoosuc River in Union Village, Thetford, Vermont. Built in 1867, it is the state's longest 19th-century multiple kingpost truss bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Wikidata Q28123668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1867
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 15.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 24.3 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 5 mi
- Balch Hill · 5 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 6 mi
- Norman Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Village Dam Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 1.8 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 2.4 mi
- Thetford Park: 3.0 mi
- Wilson's Landing: 3.3 mi
- The Glebe: 1.5 mi
- Wilmot Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Westinghouse Hill: 2.2 mi
- Sargent Hill: 2.2 mi
- Blood Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Beryl Piper Little Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Jim and Evalyn Hornig Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Wilder Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Rinkier-Steele Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Lyme Hill Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Bouldering: 7.3 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 7.6 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 8.8 mi
- The Palisades: 10.2 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 13.0 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 1.9 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 4.6 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 5.0 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 5.1 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 7.0 mi
- Feral Seed: 5.7 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 5.9 mi
- Robert Frost: 5.9 mi
- X-Delta: 6.0 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 6.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.4 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 6.0 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 6.6 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 7.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Tipping Rock: 9.5 mi
- Lyman Point: 10.1 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 10.2 mi
- Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 10.8 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 2.5 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 6.2 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 6.6 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 6.7 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 7.9 mi
- The Chutes: 1.9 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 8.6 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 8.6 mi
- Glen Falls: 10.2 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 14.7 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 7.1 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Area 1: 1.2 mi
- Area 2: 1.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 5.7 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 9.6 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 12.5 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Union Village Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | ESE 123° | 702 m | 6.8 mi |
| South Peak | SE 131° | 693 m | 7.2 mi |
| Holts Ledge | E 98° | 643 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | E 96° | 593 m | 6.8 mi |
| McMaster Hill | NNW 328° | 572 m | 8.3 mi |
| Gile Mountain | W 270° | 565 m | 4.9 mi |
| Whitcomb Hill | NW 317° | 559 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tug Mountain | N 350° | 544 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000248OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Union Village Covered Bridge, reference 74000248, listed 09/17/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/968897675
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