The Gage Accident
The Gage Accident is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Ludlow Mountain stands 1,012 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cavendish Historical Society Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 15 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 15 mi
- Mt Tom · 18 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawks Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Ball Hill: 1.7 mi
- Old Shincracker: 2.7 mi
- Widow Hill: 3.3 mi
- Eagleshead: 3.5 mi
- The Village Green: 1.6 mi
- Hawks Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Dorsey Park: 5.0 mi
- North Springfield Lake Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Springfield Nature Area: 5.9 mi
- Lord State Forest: 3.9 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 12.5 mi
- Spaulding Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 13.6 mi
- Unity Town Forest: 14.1 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 0.2 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
- Community Historical Museum of Mount Holly: 10.9 mi
- The Old Mill Museum: 11.2 mi
- Farrar-Mansur House: 11.2 mi
- Black River Academy Museum: 4.6 mi
- Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site: 5.5 mi
- Indian Stones: 5.7 mi
- civil war: 8.2 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 9.0 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 4.4 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 7.0 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 7.1 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 7.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.3 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 10.0 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 8.0 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 14.7 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 15.0 mi
- TimberQuest: 15.1 mi
- Taylor Farm: 15.3 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 8.5 mi
- Art Gallery: 14.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 21.9 mi
- Bear: 23.8 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 12.9 mi
- Table Rock: 19.2 mi
- Lower Tier: 22.5 mi
- Deer Leap: 22.5 mi
- Upper Tier: 22.6 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 8.5 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 24.9 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Corona Beach: 20.5 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 23.9 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 21.0 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of The Gage Accident. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,012 m | 7.4 mi |
| South Mountain | W 267° | 968 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mt Ascutney | ENE 61° | 954 m | 8.8 mi |
| Ascutney North | ENE 61° | 944 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ascutney South | ENE 64° | 880 m | 8.7 mi |
| Terrible Mountain | SW 235° | 873 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Moses | N 357° | 793 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 354° | 755 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12074138914
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