Nature reserve · Vermont
Rock Point
Rock Point is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Old Rang Mountain stands 694 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is North Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Episcopal Dioces of Vermont
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates44.49258, -73.24632
- 1.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 8.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 11.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 24.8 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 1 mi
- Granite Steps · 1 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 3 mi
- C Nature area · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- North Beach Park: 0.3 mi
- Leddy Park: 0.8 mi
- Kieslich Park: 0.9 mi
- Water Works Park: 1.3 mi
- Appletree Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Arms Forest: 0.6 mi
- Arthur Park: 0.8 mi
- Ethan Allen Park: 1.2 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead: 1.5 mi
- Mount Calvary Red Maple Wetland: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Malletts Head: 5.4 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 5.8 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 7.1 mi
- Brownell Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Trembleau Mountain: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 38
- City Vault: 0.8 mi
- The Black Snake Affair: 1.3 mi
- William Wells: 1.5 mi
- The Battery: 1.6 mi
- Grave Site: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Powerline A-Line: 10.6 mi
- The Wall: 10.7 mi
- MacDonough Point: 17.2 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 17.7 mi
- Main Face: 17.7 mi
Museums: 27
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 1.3 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 1.7 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 2.6 mi
- Craig's: 3.4 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 15
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 1.5 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 1.9 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 13
- North Beach: 0.3 mi
- Texaco Beach: 0.7 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 0.7 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 2.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach Access: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Grey Lock: 1.5 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.7 mi
- Catamount Statue: 2.6 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 2.9 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 10
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 1.6 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 5.1 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 6.9 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 7.0 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Winooski Falls: 3.1 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 8.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 10.8 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 10.9 mi
- Alice Falls: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 7.4 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 9.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 9.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Rock Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rang Mountain | WSW 250° | 694 m | 15.3 mi |
| Carl Mountain | WSW 247° | 682 m | 15.4 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | WSW 252° | 673 m | 14.6 mi |
| McGuire Mountain | WSW 250° | 664 m | 15.1 mi |
| Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain | WSW 245° | 659 m | 14.6 mi |
| Barber Mountain | WSW 253° | 634 m | 15.5 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | ESE 106° | 503 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bigelow Mountain | WSW 254° | 501 m | 11.4 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 | 16:17 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/903650566
Day trips start here
- Burlington · 2 mi
- Winooski · 3 mi
- Colchester · 4 mi
- South Burlington · 4 mi
- Shelburne · 7 mi
- Chittenden County · 8 mi
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