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Old Stone House Museum

Old Stone House Museum is a museum in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. Bald Mountain stands 1,010 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 12 miles off.

The story

The Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village is a museum run by the Orleans County Historical Society in Brownington, Vermont. The Old Stone House at the heart of the village is a part of the Brownington Village Historic District, a district of ten historic buildings added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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Wikidata Q7085122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Limited
Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.83601, -72.16574

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
  • Pomerleau Park: 7.2 mi
  • Gardner Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Prouty Beach & Campground: 8.0 mi
  • Portus Baxter Park: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Cercle de Pierre de Stanstead: 12.5 mi
  • Pont Couvert Province-Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Circus Smirkus World Headquarters: 17.1 mi
  • Start-End Trail: 18.8 mi
  • Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center: 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 7
Beaches: 6
  • ROL Camp Beach: 5.4 mi
  • North Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Balm of Gilead Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Southwest Cove Beach: 10.5 mi
  • South Beach: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 10.9 mi
  • Runaway Pond: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Bald Hill: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Old Stone House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainESE 119°1,010 m9.9 mi
Goodwin MountainESE 119°852 m8.9 mi
Mount PisgahSE 138°849 m9.9 mi
Haystack MountainSE 128°845 m10.1 mi
Job MountainESE 117°845 m11.1 mi
Mount HorSSE 147°810 m10.1 mi
McSherry MountainSE 128°738 m10.8 mi
Wheeler MountainSSE 153°721 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2219:01
June solstice05:0319:5420:39
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:2415:2216:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405362676558453321
Precip in2.82.42.83.33.94.54.54.43.94.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/865699041

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