Historic site · Vermont
Big Spruce Old Bullwheel
Big Spruce Old Bullwheel is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 1,000 m. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the west-southwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Peak, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates44.55114, -72.78265
- 18.4 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 18.0 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 20 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 20 mi
- Granite Steps · 22 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Spruce Peak: 0.0 mi
- Bear Head: 1.3 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.3 mi
- Madonna Peak: 1.4 mi
- Adams Apple: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Thompson Park: 5.6 mi
- Casey's Hill: 5.6 mi
- Chase Park: 6.1 mi
- Moore Park: 6.5 mi
- West Branch Sculpture Park: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 58
- Underhill State Park: 3.2 mi
- Sterling Forest: 3.2 mi
- Adams Camp: 4.2 mi
- Morristown Town Forest: 4.4 mi
- Crane Brook Conservation District: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Halfway House: 2.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 7.9 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 11.1 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 11.1 mi
- Elmore State Park: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Devil's Dishpan: 3.7 mi
- Birnies Nose: 7.1 mi
- Main Face: 10.1 mi
- Wild West Wall: 10.2 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 10.3 mi
Museums: 18
- Cambridge Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: 7.6 mi
- Stowe Historical Society Museum: 7.7 mi
- Noyes House Museum: 9.0 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Bingham Falls: 2.5 mi
- Gorge: 3.3 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 7.2 mi
- Sloping Falls: 7.2 mi
- Olga's Falls: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 12
- Stowe Bowl: 6.5 mi
- Poland Covered Bridge: 7.1 mi
- Journey's End: 8.6 mi
- Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 13.9 mi
- Flavor Graveyard: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 11
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 7.0 mi
- The Finger: 13.1 mi
- Reverence: 19.2 mi
- Catamount Statue: 21.1 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 11
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 8.0 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 9
- Lake Elmore Beach: 12.5 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 22.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 22.6 mi
- Texaco Beach: 22.6 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 22.7 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Accès rivière: 16.7 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 17.4 mi
- Shady Rill Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 0.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Big Spruce Old Bullwheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | WSW 252° | 1,340 m | 1.6 mi |
| Adams Apple | WSW 257° | 1,256 m | 1.4 mi |
| Lower Lip | WSW 243° | 1,256 m | 1.9 mi |
| The Nose | SW 223° | 1,225 m | 2.4 mi |
| Upper Lip | SW 235° | 1,208 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bear Head | W 274° | 1,192 m | 1.3 mi |
| The Forehead | SW 220° | 1,189 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,123 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:26 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11769307617
Day trips start here
- Bolton Valley · 10 mi
- Jericho · 11 mi
- Richmond · 14 mi
- Essex · 16 mi
- Chittenden County · 17 mi
- Williston · 17 mi
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