The American Museum of Fly Fishing

The American Museum of Fly Fishing is a museum in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 271 m. Stratton Mountain stands 1,194 m to the southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Revolutionary War, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Stone Valley Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
The American Museum of Fly Fishing is a museum in Manchester, Vermont, United States, that preserves and exhibits artifacts related to American angling.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1968.
Wikidata Q4744474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 271 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
- Eagle Point · 26 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 27 mi
- Kane's Falls · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Factory Point Town Green: 0.8 mi
- Adams Park: 1.0 mi
- Arlington Recreation Park: 7.6 mi
- Emerald Lake State Park: 8.2 mi
- Rupert Town Green: 10.1 mi
- Deer Knoll: 1.6 mi
- Table Rock: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Rock: 2.2 mi
- Equinox Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Prospect Rock: 3.1 mi
- Visitors Center Hildene: 2.0 mi
- Dorset Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Topping Tavern Museum: 12.2 mi
- Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum: 14.3 mi
- Shushan Covered Bridge Museum: 15.0 mi
- The Revolutionary War: 0.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Hildene Main House: 2.0 mi
- Mr. Barbo Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Merck Forest: 8.1 mi
- Washington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 11.1 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 12.1 mi
- Goose Egg State Forest: 12.9 mi
- Lynn Pitcher Memorial Forest: 13.0 mi
- Lye Brook Falls: 2.9 mi
- Natural Bridge Falls: 9.2 mi
- McGinn Falls: 11.1 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 15.4 mi
- Hoosick Falls: 23.3 mi
- Stratton Bear: 8.9 mi
- Bear: 9.0 mi
- Art Gallery: 13.3 mi
- For Euler: 13.7 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 20.7 mi
- Taylor Farm: 12.6 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 13.6 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 15.0 mi
- TimberQuest: 15.0 mi
- Ballard Farm: 19.5 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 7.8 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 19.5 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 21.3 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 23.8 mi
- The Ledges: 25.0 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 8.3 mi
- The Ox Bow: 12.2 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 3.7 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of The American Museum of Fly Fishing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Mountain | SE 128° | 1,194 m | 9.1 mi |
| Equinox Mountain | W 267° | 1,169 m | 2.6 mi |
| Dorset Mountain | NNE 11° | 1,149 m | 10.0 mi |
| Dorset Mountain, South Peak | N 9° | 1,134 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lookout Rock | W 274° | 1,116 m | 2.2 mi |
| Peru Peak | NE 37° | 1,041 m | 10.9 mi |
| Styles Peak | NE 42° | 1,028 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mother Myrick Mountain | NW 321° | 1,022 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:34 | 16:21 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/964365817
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 20 mi
- Cambridge · 23 mi
- Wilmington · 23 mi
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