Wilson Castle
Wilson Castle is a historic site in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 157 m. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mead's Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
historic house museum in Proctor, Vermont
Wikidata Q8342151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 157 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 15 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 23 mi
- Mt Tom · 25 mi
- Kane's Falls · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill Park: 1.6 mi
- Georgetti Park and Hiking Trails: 2.0 mi
- Baxter Street Park: 2.1 mi
- Depot Park: 2.5 mi
- Center Street Marketplace Park: 2.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.4 mi
- Clark Hill: 3.2 mi
- Boardman Hill: 3.3 mi
- Grandpa Knob: 4.4 mi
- Flat Rock: 4.5 mi
- VT State Land: 5.8 mi
- Clarendon Gorge Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Sargent Hill Wilderness Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 11.3 mi
- Proctor Town Forest: 11.4 mi
- Doug Casella: 5.7 mi
- Edward Hastings Ripley: 5.7 mi
- Hubbardton Battle Monument: 7.9 mi
- Paul P Harris: 10.0 mi
- A.W.Gray & Sons: 10.1 mi
- Wallace Ledge: 8.4 mi
- Lower Tier: 10.4 mi
- Upper Tier: 10.4 mi
- Top Rock: 10.5 mi
- Deer Leap: 10.5 mi
- Mead's Falls: 1.1 mi
- Otter Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Irene Falls: 9.5 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 13.0 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 19.4 mi
- Vermont Marble Museum: 3.5 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 4.3 mi
- New England Maple Museum: 7.0 mi
- Brandon Museum: 13.3 mi
- Benson Museum: 15.5 mi
- Oculus: 2.0 mi
- The Leash Sculpture: 2.5 mi
- Rutland Water Fountain: 2.6 mi
- Mandala II: 7.6 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 12.2 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 7.4 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.7 mi
- Pine Hill Park: 1.4 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 11.6 mi
- Ballard Farm: 13.3 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 23.8 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Kingsley Covered Bridge: 7.6 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 23.8 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Wilson Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killington Peak | E 93° | 1,293 m | 10.5 mi |
| Pico Peak | E 79° | 1,206 m | 9.8 mi |
| Little Killington | E 98° | 1,194 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mendon Peak | E 98° | 1,170 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ramshead Peak | E 85° | 1,100 m | 10.4 mi |
| Snowdon Peak | E 89° | 1,095 m | 10.5 mi |
| Blue Ridge Mountain | NE 55° | 990 m | 7.8 mi |
| Deer Leap Mountain | ENE 68° | 846 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
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 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/960593458
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 26 mi
- Lake George · 27 mi
- Middlebury · 27 mi
- Brownsville · 30 mi
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