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Chickering Bog Natural Area

Chickering Bog Natural Area from directly overhead

Chickering Bog Natural Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Mount Putnam stands 1,110 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackberry Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mad River Byway passes 10.0 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.32657, -72.48126

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • East Montpelier Municipal Forest: 1.4 mi
  • Calais Town Forest: 2.2 mi
  • Plainfield Town Forest: 2.5 mi
  • Wrightsville Beach Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Marshfield Ledges: 8.4 mi
  • Bog Wall: 18.1 mi
  • Terra Incognita: 18.8 mi
  • Revolution Wall: 18.8 mi
  • Immunity Wall: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks: 4.1 mi
  • Hubbard Tower: 6.4 mi
  • Rock of ages Quarry: 11.8 mi
  • A.M. Foster Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Moss Glen Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Cheever Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Cadys falls: 18.5 mi
  • Gorge: 18.7 mi
  • Bingham Falls: 19.2 mi
Covered bridges: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Shady Rill Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Accès rivière: 12.0 mi
  • Runaway Pond: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Boulder Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Lake Elmore Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Punch Bowl swimming hole: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Beavin & Sons: 6.7 mi
  • Kettle Pond State Park: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 18.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-91 (North Bound): 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Chickering Bog Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PutnamNW 309°1,110 m10.0 mi
Mount HungerWNW 301°1,083 m9.4 mi
Signal MountainSE 137°1,013 m11.4 mi
Mount WorcesterNW 326°998 m9.7 mi
Hogback MountainNW 310°984 m10.5 mi
White Rock MountainWNW 297°968 m9.5 mi
Burnt MountainSE 140°945 m11.0 mi
Spruce MountainSE 135°902 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0719:5420:38
September equinox06:3818:1118:49
December solstice07:2315:2616:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626395261676557443321
Precip in2.72.42.63.23.64.64.73.43.54.32.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainfield, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1021005229

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