Nature reserve · Vermont
Means Woods Natural Area
Means Woods Natural Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Mount Abraham stands 1,223 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Battell Woods Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Middlebury
How to reach it
Coordinates44.01615, -73.14971
- 13.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 14.7 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 23.7 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 17 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 22 mi
- Overlook View · 24 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chipman Hill: 0.9 mi
- The Cobble: 4.1 mi
- Wainwright Hill: 4.2 mi
- Robert Frost Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.4 mi
Parks: 50
- Middlebury Town Green: 0.9 mi
- Lazarus Park: 0.9 mi
- Cannon Park: 1.0 mi
- Harold Curtiss Recreational Park: 4.0 mi
- Weybridge Cave State Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Battell Woods Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 6.8 mi
- Salisbury Fish Culture Section: 6.9 mi
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Starksboro Town Forest: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Marble Ledge: 2.4 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 3.4 mi
- The Ledge: 3.9 mi
- Red Rock Pond: 7.1 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Court Square: 0.8 mi
- Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions: 0.8 mi
- Emma Willard Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Middlebury to Her Soldiers: 0.9 mi
- Carleton's Raid Monument: 5.7 mi
Museums: 19
- Sheldon Museum: 1.0 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 13.5 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Middlebury Falls: 1.0 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 3.4 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 3.4 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (upper): 3.4 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 12
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 1.4 mi
- Chaos Xaxis: 1.4 mi
- King Kong: 1.4 mi
- Two Open Rectangles, Excentric, Variation VI: 1.4 mi
- Youbie Obie: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 8
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 7.6 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 8.0 mi
- Nature preserve: 11.2 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 15.3 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 15.3 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 17.8 mi
- Westport Beach: 18.2 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 1.5 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Middlebury Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 16.8 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 16.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Powerhouse Park: 15.2 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 15.3 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 15.5 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Robert Frost Wayside: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Means Woods Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Abraham | NE 56° | 1,223 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | NE 55° | 1,212 m | 13.4 mi |
| Little Abe | NE 55° | 1,189 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bread Loaf Mountain | E 95° | 1,165 m | 10.4 mi |
| Nancy Hanks Peak | NE 54° | 1,158 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Wilson | E 94° | 1,147 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Grant | ENE 77° | 1,104 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | E 88° | 1,073 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/887999753
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 1 mi
- Crown Point · 15 mi
- Westport · 18 mi
- Waitsfield · 20 mi
- Charlotte · 21 mi
- Hinesburg · 22 mi
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