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My Walden

My Walden from directly overhead

My Walden is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 419 m. Brocklebank Hill stands 642 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyler Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Upper Valley Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.79927, -72.40022

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Huntley Meadows: 6.8 mi
  • Union Village Dam Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
  • Norwich Green: 7.5 mi
  • Thetford Park: 7.9 mi
  • Pine Park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
Artworks: 19
Museums: 18
Attractions: 17
  • Traditional School Site: 3.7 mi
  • Joseph Smith Birth Place: 4.0 mi
  • School Site: 4.3 mi
  • Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 4.6 mi
  • Stephen Mack Farm Site: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 13
  • Bouldering: 11.3 mi
  • Lasso Ledge: 13.2 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 13.4 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 13.5 mi
  • Holt's Ledge: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Lower Old City Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Upper Old City Falls: 5.9 mi
  • The Chutes: 7.3 mi
  • The Chutes: 7.4 mi
  • Glen Falls: 14.5 mi
Covered bridges: 12
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 5.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of My Walden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brocklebank HillN 354°642 m9.4 mi
Gilman HillNNE 21°614 m8.7 mi
Thistle HillSSW 209°598 m8.2 mi
Williams HillN 350°591 m6.2 mi
Seaver HillSSW 204°588 m8.7 mi
Kibling HillNNW 347°575 m5.1 mi
McMaster HillNNE 25°572 m6.9 mi
Gile MountainESE 106°565 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0819:5220:36
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:2115:2816:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425564696860473625
Precip in2.62.22.72.93.54.14.33.73.44.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1445811305

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