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Vermont Major cross-state route

Vermont Major cross-state route from directly overhead

Vermont Major cross-state route is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Mount Cabot stands 1,258 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Orne Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.48563, -71.61864

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 54
  • Soldier Park: 2.5 mi
  • Colonel Town Recreation Park: 2.5 mi
  • Weeks State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Guildhall Square: 6.2 mi
  • Eames Wayside Area: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Lancaster Fairgrounds: 2.9 mi
  • The Himalaya: 7.3 mi
  • Merry Crismas Ferris wheel: 7.3 mi
  • The Yule Log Flume: 7.3 mi
  • Flying School: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Lower Ammonoosuc Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 18.2 mi
Museums: 18
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 14
  • Devils Slide: 13.1 mi
  • Artists Bluff: 21.4 mi
  • Elephant Head: 21.5 mi
  • Square Inch Wall: 21.5 mi
  • Profile Cliff: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Boise Rock: 23.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 24.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Lac Littleton: 17.2 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Pollyanna Statue: 14.5 mi
  • Sunflowers: 14.6 mi
  • Tree Harp: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 21.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Vermont Major cross-state route. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CabotE1,258 m10.2 mi
Mount WaumbekESE1,221 m10.6 mi
The BulgeE1,197 m10.6 mi
Mount Starr KingESE1,186 m9.8 mi
The HornENE1,168 m11.0 mi
Hutchins MountainENE1,122 m9.2 mi
Pilot RidgeENE1,102 m9.5 mi
Pilot Ridge Southeast PeakENE1,085 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2018:59
June solstice05:0319:5120:35
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:2115:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405362676558463422
Precip in2.42.02.23.13.84.44.24.13.64.22.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12207783222

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