Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site
Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoughton Pond Recreation Area, a beach 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- A ONE SPAN, 54-FOOT MULTIPLE KINGPOST BRIDGE BUILT IN 1870'S BY JAMES TASKER RELOCATED IN 1959
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 16 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 17 mi
- Mt Tom · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Butterfield Hill: 0.9 mi
- Tolles Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pikes Peak: 1.9 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 2.2 mi
- Downer Hill: 2.9 mi
- Lord State Forest: 4.1 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 7.7 mi
- Unity Town Forest: 8.7 mi
- Spaulding Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Judkins Farm County Land: 9.0 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 3.1 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- The Fort at No. 4: 8.9 mi
- The Fort at No 4: 8.9 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 9.1 mi
- Indian Stones: 5.3 mi
- The Gage Accident: 5.5 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 5.5 mi
- naval gun: 8.2 mi
- civil war: 8.2 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- Corona Beach: 17.1 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 18.8 mi
- Dewey Beach: 21.1 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 21.5 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 3.7 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.4 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 6.3 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 12.1 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 12.2 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 12.3 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 8.6 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 18.2 mi
- TimberQuest: 18.3 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 18.6 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 5.2 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 16.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Art Gallery: 18.8 mi
- The Wrecker: 23.2 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 5.2 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 24.7 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 15.7 mi
- Table Rock: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | NNE 25° | 954 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ascutney North | NNE 26° | 944 m | 5.5 mi |
| Ascutney South | NNE 29° | 880 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hawks Mountain | W 264° | 645 m | 4.1 mi |
| Keyes Mountain | NNW 335° | 642 m | 8.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 309° | 618 m | 8.4 mi |
| Whetstone Hill | W 260° | 608 m | 9.4 mi |
| Ball Hill | W 263° | 570 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Springfield Lake, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12148811265
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