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World's Tallest Filing Cabinet

World's Tallest Filing Cabinet from directly overhead

World's Tallest Filing Cabinet is a historic site in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Baldface Mountain stands 673 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Childrens Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

American artwork in Burlington, Vermont

Dates from 2002.

Wikidata Q103860284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates44.45584, -73.21722

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lakeside Park: 0.3 mi
  • Baird Park: 0.4 mi
  • Oakledge Park: 0.4 mi
  • Calahan Park: 0.6 mi
  • Queen City Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 37
  • Grace Goodhue Coolidge: 1.4 mi
  • Queen Mountain Club: 1.4 mi
  • Church Street Marketplace: 1.4 mi
  • Goldstar Mother's Dedication: 1.4 mi
  • Burlington Civil War Memorial: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 33
  • Powerline A-Line: 8.7 mi
  • The Wall: 8.8 mi
  • MacDonough Point: 15.1 mi
  • Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 15.8 mi
  • Wild West Wall: 15.8 mi
Museums: 28
Gardens: 15
  • Childrens Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 2.0 mi
  • South Burlington Community Gardens: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Lakeside Beach Access: 0.4 mi
  • Blanchard Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 0.6 mi
  • Blodgett Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Texaco Beach: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Winooski Falls: 2.8 mi
  • LaPlatte River Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Alice Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 7.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 7.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of World's Tallest Filing Cabinet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldface MountainW 263°673 m15.4 mi
Poke-O-Moonshine MountainWSW 256°659 m15.1 mi
Robbins MountainESE 114°624 m15.5 mi
Bald HillE 79°584 m14.9 mi
Huckleberry HillE 97°503 m13.0 mi
Bigelow MountainW 268°501 m12.4 mi
Stewart HillNE 56°501 m14.4 mi
Red RockSE 141°493 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:0919:5720:42
September equinox06:4118:1418:52
December solstice07:2715:2916:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332465868727163503928
Precip in2.11.82.23.13.84.34.13.53.73.82.72.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5170256119

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