Historic site · Vermont
Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions
Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Mount Abraham stands 1,223 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Court Square, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- iron
How to reach it
Coordinates44.01405, -73.16637
- 12.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.5 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 24.2 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 16 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 23 mi
- Overlook View · 25 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chipman Hill: 0.9 mi
- Wainwright Hill: 4.2 mi
- The Cobble: 4.8 mi
- Saint George Hill: 5.7 mi
- Robert Frost Mountain: 5.9 mi
Parks: 48
- Middlebury Town Green: 0.1 mi
- Lazarus Park: 0.1 mi
- Cannon Park: 0.2 mi
- Weybridge Cave State Park: 3.7 mi
- Harold Curtiss Recreational Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Battell Woods Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Means Woods Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 7.0 mi
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 10.1 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Marble Ledge: 2.8 mi
- The Ledge: 3.1 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 3.4 mi
- Red Rock Pond: 6.4 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Court Square: 0.0 mi
- Middlebury to Her Soldiers: 0.0 mi
- Emma Willard Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Carleton's Raid Monument: 5.1 mi
- Grave of Timothy Clark Smith: 7.1 mi
Museums: 17
- Sheldon Museum: 0.2 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 12.7 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Middlebury Falls: 0.1 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 2.8 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 3.4 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 4.3 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 4.3 mi
Artworks: 12
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 0.5 mi
- King Kong: 0.6 mi
- Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI: 0.6 mi
- Youbie Obie: 0.6 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 7.0 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 8.6 mi
- Nature preserve: 10.4 mi
- Vermont Teddy Bear: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 14.5 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 14.5 mi
- Westport Beach: 17.7 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 18.6 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 19.9 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Powerhouse Park: 14.4 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 14.5 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 14.7 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 3
- Middlebury Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 16.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Robert Frost Wayside: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Abraham | ENE 57° | 1,223 m | 13.6 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | ENE 57° | 1,212 m | 14.2 mi |
| Little Abe | ENE 57° | 1,189 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bread Loaf Mountain | E 94° | 1,165 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Wilson | E 93° | 1,147 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Grant | ENE 77° | 1,104 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | E 88° | 1,073 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Cleveland | E 80° | 1,058 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:30 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12865328703
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 1 mi
- Crown Point · 14 mi
- Westport · 18 mi
- Charlotte · 21 mi
- Waitsfield · 21 mi
- Essex · 22 mi
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