Hildene Main House
Hildene Main House is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Stratton Mountain stands 1,194 m to the east-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Visitors Center Hildene, a museum 0.1 miles away. Stone Valley Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln and Mary Harlan Lincoln
Wikidata Q5761675, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Eagle Point · 26 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 26 mi
- Kane's Falls · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Table Rock: 1.7 mi
- Little Equinox: 2.5 mi
- Lookout Rock: 2.6 mi
- Equinox Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Factory Point Town Green: 2.7 mi
- Adams Park: 2.9 mi
- Arlington Recreation Park: 5.7 mi
- Lake Shaftsbury State Park: 9.8 mi
- Emerald Lake State Park: 10.3 mi
- Visitors Center Hildene: 0.1 mi
- The American Museum of Fly Fishing: 2.0 mi
- Dorset Historical Society Museum: 8.1 mi
- Topping Tavern Museum: 10.2 mi
- Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum: 12.3 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- The Revolutionary War: 1.6 mi
- Mr. Barbo Memorial: 2.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Sunderland: 2.8 mi
- Merck Forest: 9.3 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 10.5 mi
- Goose Egg State Forest: 11.4 mi
- Washington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 11.4 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 13.6 mi
- Stratton Bear: 8.6 mi
- Bear: 9.0 mi
- For Euler: 13.3 mi
- Art Gallery: 14.6 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 18.7 mi
- Lye Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
- Natural Bridge Falls: 11.2 mi
- McGinn Falls: 13.1 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 15.9 mi
- Hoosick Falls: 21.4 mi
- Taylor Farm: 14.0 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 14.9 mi
- TimberQuest: 16.0 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 16.0 mi
- Ballard Farm: 21.3 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 5.9 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 17.5 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 20.3 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 22.5 mi
- The Ledges: 23.5 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 6.4 mi
- The Ox Bow: 14.0 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 5.0 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Hildene Main House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,194 m | 8.6 mi |
| Equinox Mountain | NW 312° | 1,169 m | 2.7 mi |
| Dorset Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,149 m | 12.0 mi |
| Glastenbury Mountain | S 178° | 1,139 m | 11.2 mi |
| Dorset Mountain, South Peak | N 11° | 1,134 m | 11.6 mi |
| Lookout Rock | NW 322° | 1,116 m | 2.6 mi |
| Peru Peak | NNE 34° | 1,041 m | 12.8 mi |
| Styles Peak | NE 38° | 1,028 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000095OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/379342616
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 18 mi
- Cambridge · 21 mi
- Wilmington · 22 mi
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