Historic site · Vermont
Robert Frost Summer Home
Robert Frost Summer Home is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 445 m. Mount Abraham stands 1,223 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Frost Wayside, a rest area 0.5 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Homer Noble Farm, summer home of Robert Frost
How to reach it
Coordinates43.96529, -73.00467
- 7.8 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 21.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 17 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 20 mi
- limited view southeast · 24 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Burnt Hill: 2.9 mi
- Kirby Peak: 3.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.2 mi
- Boyce Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mount Moosalamoo: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Harold Curtiss Recreational Park: 4.5 mi
- Middlebury Town Green: 8.8 mi
- Lazarus Park: 8.8 mi
- Cannon Park: 8.8 mi
- Bradbury State Park: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 5.1 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 5.4 mi
- Battell Woods Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- Means Woods Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- Goshen Town Forest: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Court Square: 8.7 mi
- Honor Roll Hancock Vermont: 8.7 mi
- Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions: 8.7 mi
- Middlebury to Her Soldiers: 8.7 mi
- Emma Willard Memorial: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Silent Cliff: 3.7 mi
- The Great Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Marble Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Sunset Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 10.7 mi
Museums: 20
- Sheldon Museum: 8.8 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 8.9 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Brandon Museum: 12.2 mi
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 17
- Queen Connie: 7.4 mi
- Around and About: 8.9 mi
- LOVE: 8.9 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 8.9 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 15
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 0.6 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 4.0 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 12.8 mi
- Stony Brook Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Nature preserve: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Falls of Lana: 5.1 mi
- Texas Falls: 5.5 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 6.2 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 6.2 mi
- Moss Glen Falls: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Middlebury Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 20.6 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 20.7 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 20.7 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.0 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 23.0 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 15.0 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 23.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 23.1 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Robert Frost Wayside: 0.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 2.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Robert Frost Summer Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Abraham | NNE 18° | 1,223 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bread Loaf Mountain | NE 51° | 1,165 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NE 55° | 1,147 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Grant | NNE 33° | 1,104 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | NE 49° | 1,073 m | 5.8 mi |
| Farr Peak | SSE 164° | 1,071 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Cleveland | NE 41° | 1,058 m | 7.4 mi |
| Battell Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,043 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury 2 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12501204306
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 7 mi
- Waitsfield · 18 mi
- Crown Point · 22 mi
- Hinesburg · 26 mi
- Westport · 26 mi
- Charlotte · 27 mi
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