Nature reserve · Vermont
Macrae Farm Park
Macrae Farm Park is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Bald Hill stands 584 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Schifilliti Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 2.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Winooski Valley Park District
How to reach it
Coordinates44.52397, -73.23460
- 2.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 8.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 26.2 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 2 mi
- Granite Steps · 3 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 3 mi
- C Nature area · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Schifilliti Park: 0.9 mi
- Heineberg Bridge Fishing Wilderness Access: 1.1 mi
- Leddy Park: 1.6 mi
- Bayside Park: 1.7 mi
- Starr Farm Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Mount Calvary Red Maple Wetland: 0.9 mi
- Ethan Allen Park: 1.0 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead: 1.1 mi
- McKenzie Park: 1.4 mi
- Arms Forest: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Malletts Head: 3.2 mi
- Brigham Hill: 7.0 mi
- Cobble Hill: 7.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 7.4 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 37
- The Black Snake Affair: 1.2 mi
- City Vault: 2.2 mi
- William Wells: 3.1 mi
- Grave Site: 3.1 mi
- The Battery: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Powerline A-Line: 10.9 mi
- The Wall: 11.0 mi
- Main Face: 17.8 mi
- Wild West Wall: 17.8 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 17.8 mi
Museums: 28
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 1.1 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 3.3 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 3.6 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 4.1 mi
- Craig's: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 15
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 2.7 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 12
- Leddy Park Beach: 1.8 mi
- North Beach: 2.2 mi
- Thayer Beach: 2.3 mi
- Thayer Beach: 2.3 mi
- Texaco Beach: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 12
- Grey Lock: 3.0 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 3.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 3.7 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 4.2 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 11
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 3.3 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 5.5 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 9.2 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 9.2 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Winooski Falls: 3.5 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 10.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.1 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 11.2 mi
- Alice Falls: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 8.0 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 9.8 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 9.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Macrae Farm Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | E 97° | 584 m | 15.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | ESE 115° | 503 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bigelow Mountain | WSW 246° | 501 m | 12.7 mi |
| Stewart Hill | ENE 75° | 501 m | 13.3 mi |
| South Hill | E 95° | 490 m | 15.2 mi |
| Texas Hill | SE 143° | 481 m | 14.7 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | E 87° | 478 m | 15.6 mi |
| O P Hill | ESE 104° | 448 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:28 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/888314458
Day trips start here
- Colchester · 2 mi
- Winooski · 3 mi
- Burlington · 4 mi
- South Burlington · 5 mi
- Essex · 7 mi
- Chittenden County · 9 mi
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