Isle La Motte Monument
Isle La Motte Monument is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Dannemora Mountain stands 683 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Isle La Motte Monument Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 2.0 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49505705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This is Isle La Motte, "the island three leagues long" where Samuel de Champlain says he landed and hunted and camped July 2nd and 3rd 1609. It was settled in 1665 by the French who built fort "St. Ann" on the West shore where now is a "Shrive of S. Ann".
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 2.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 6.0 mi off the Military Trail
- 7.9 mi off the Route du Richelieu, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 19 mi
- Whirlpool Basin Overlook · 26 mi
- Sentry Box Overlook · 26 mi
- Hemlock Heights Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Isle La Motte Monument Park: 0.0 mi
- New York State Game Management Area: 3.4 mi
- King Bay State Wetland Game Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Rouse Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 6.8 mi
- Stanhope Hill: 1.1 mi
- The Head: 5.0 mi
- Stratton Hill: 9.6 mi
- Carter Hill: 12.9 mi
- Cobblestone Hill: 13.0 mi
- Fisk Quarry Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Pelots Point Nature Area: 5.5 mi
- Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge: 8.6 mi
- Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.2 mi
- Great Chazy River Special Use: 9.9 mi
- Fort Saint Anne Monument: 1.4 mi
- Samuel de Champlain Statue: 1.4 mi
- Fort Montgomery: 7.0 mi
- Fort Montgomery: 7.3 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Isle La Motte Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Mooers Train Station: 13.7 mi
- Kent-Delord House Museum: 15.3 mi
- Plattsburgh State Art Museum: 16.1 mi
- Plage Miller: 10.5 mi
- Plattsburgh City Beach: 13.7 mi
- Thayer Beach: 24.3 mi
- Thayer Beach: 24.4 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 10.7 mi
- Amite Sculpture: 16.1 mi
- The Finger: 23.4 mi
- Five Chutes: 19.6 mi
- Fairfax Falls: 23.7 mi
- Chutes Hunter: 24.9 mi
- Goodsell Ridge Fossil Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Airplane: 16.5 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 15.3 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Isle La Motte Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dannemora Mountain | WSW 240° | 683 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gilson Mountain | ESE 121° | 598 m | 23.3 mi |
| Leach Hill | SE 124° | 510 m | 23.8 mi |
| Rand Hill | WSW 238° | 459 m | 16.9 mi |
| Coombs Hill | ESE 122° | 450 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | ESE 118° | 449 m | 22.2 mi |
| Georgia Mountain | SE 143° | 438 m | 20.5 mi |
| The Gore | ESE 117° | 438 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chazy, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11055417557
Day trips start here
- Colchester · 26 mi
- Winooski · 29 mi
- Burlington · 30 mi
- Essex · 30 mi
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