Cambridge State Forest
Cambridge State Forest is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the south-southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Krusch Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 26.1 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 24.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 18 mi
- C Nature area · 19 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 19 mi
- Granite Steps · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.3 mi
- Warner Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ellenwood Hill: 1.7 mi
- Putnam Hill: 1.9 mi
- Fairfax Community Corner: 6.5 mi
- Fairfax Recreational Trail: 6.7 mi
- Staford historical homestead: 6.9 mi
- Johnson Skate Park: 9.1 mi
- The Old Mill Park: 9.2 mi
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Maple Shade Town Forest: 7.8 mi
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Crane Brook Conservation District: 8.6 mi
- Underhill State Park: 8.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 0.6 mi
- Old Car: 7.1 mi
- Big Spruce Old Bullwheel: 8.4 mi
- Halfway House: 8.6 mi
- Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson: 10.9 mi
- Devil's Dishpan: 10.5 mi
- Birnies Nose: 12.4 mi
- Main Face: 15.4 mi
- Wild West Wall: 15.5 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 15.6 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Milton Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 11.9 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 12.9 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
- Milton Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 13.7 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Fairfax Falls: 5.6 mi
- Five Chutes: 9.8 mi
- Sloping Falls: 9.8 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bingham Falls: 10.9 mi
- Poland Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Vermonts Mountain View Tours: 8.3 mi
- Journey's End: 9.5 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 15.0 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 17.9 mi
- The Finger: 6.8 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 9.6 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 17.1 mi
- Reverence: 19.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 19.9 mi
- Lake Elmore Beach: 18.8 mi
- Thayer Beach: 19.7 mi
- Thayer Beach: 20.1 mi
- Texaco Beach: 20.8 mi
- North Beach: 21.1 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 7.2 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Comstock Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 17.9 mi
- Accès rivière: 24.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
- Big Spring: 8.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Cambridge State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | SSE 158° | 1,340 m | 8.1 mi |
| Adams Apple | SSE 156° | 1,256 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lower Lip | SSE 159° | 1,256 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Nose | SSE 161° | 1,225 m | 9.3 mi |
| Upper Lip | SSE 160° | 1,208 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bear Head | SSE 154° | 1,192 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Forehead | SSE 162° | 1,189 m | 9.5 mi |
| Madonna Peak | SE 137° | 1,107 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:26 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 9 mi away.
- Ghost Pipe13 obs
- White-spotted Sable12 obs
- Tricolored Bumble Bee11 obs
- Green Frog10 obs
- Common Whitetail10 obs
- Double-banded Grass-veneer10 obs
- common milkweed9 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1228540766
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 12 mi
- Essex · 15 mi
- Bolton Valley · 16 mi
- Colchester · 17 mi
- Chittenden County · 18 mi
- Richmond · 18 mi
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