Garden · Vermont
Tommy Thompson Community Garden
Tommy Thompson Community Garden is a garden in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Bald Hill stands 584 m to the east, 14 miles off. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 0.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates44.49954, -73.20857
- 0.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 9.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.5 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 24.1 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Steps · 1 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 1 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 1 mi
- C Nature area · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Community Garden Park: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverside Sundial Park: 0.7 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.7 mi
- Little Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- McKenzie Park: 0.7 mi
- Arthur Park: 1.1 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead: 1.1 mi
- Arms Forest: 1.5 mi
- Casavant Natural Area: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Malletts Head: 5.1 mi
- Brigham Hill: 6.7 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 6.7 mi
- Brownell Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Cobble Hill: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 38
- The Black Snake Affair: 1.1 mi
- City Vault: 1.1 mi
- Grave Site: 1.4 mi
- William Wells: 1.4 mi
- The Battery: 1.4 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Powerline A-Line: 9.0 mi
- The Wall: 9.1 mi
- Main Face: 16.0 mi
- Wild West Wall: 16.0 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 16.0 mi
Museums: 27
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 1.2 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 1.7 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 2.5 mi
- Craig's: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 14
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 0.0 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 0.6 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 1.1 mi
Beaches: 13
- Texaco Beach: 1.4 mi
- North Beach: 1.7 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 2.2 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 2.4 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 12
- Grey Lock: 1.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 1.6 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.8 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 2.2 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Winooski Falls: 1.4 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 8.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.5 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 12.6 mi
- Alice Falls: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 11
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 1.7 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 3.5 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 7.8 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 7.8 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 6.0 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 7.8 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 7.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 12.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Tommy Thompson Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | E 91° | 584 m | 14.2 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | ESE 111° | 503 m | 13.3 mi |
| Stewart Hill | ENE 66° | 501 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bigelow Mountain | WSW 255° | 501 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lincoln Hill | SSE 150° | 492 m | 15.9 mi |
| South Hill | E 88° | 490 m | 13.9 mi |
| Texas Hill | SE 143° | 481 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | E 80° | 478 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:28 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington Intl AP, 4 mi away.
- American Robin975 obs
- Northern Cardinal587 obs
- Black-capped Chickadee513 obs
- White-tailed Deer473 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel409 obs
- box elder402 obs
- Mallard332 obs
- Greater celandine332 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1310059047
Day trips start here
- Winooski · 1 mi
- Burlington · 2 mi
- Colchester · 3 mi
- South Burlington · 3 mi
- Essex · 6 mi
- Chittenden County · 7 mi
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