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Saint Michael's College Natural Area

Saint Michael's College Natural Area from directly overhead

Saint Michael's College Natural Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Mount Clark stands 903 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel Donald G. Cook, USMC Memorial Statue, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 1.7 miles off.

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What to expect

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Saint Michael's College

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates44.49324, -73.15115

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Essex Overlook: 0.6 mi
  • Fort Ethan Allen Parade Grounds and Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pearl Street Park: 1.2 mi
  • Richards Park: 1.2 mi
  • Casavant Field: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 36
  • Colonel Donald G. Cook, USMC Memorial Statue: 0.5 mi
  • Ethan Allen: 1.9 mi
  • Grace Goodhue Coolidge: 3.0 mi
  • Millennium Bell Time Capsule: 3.3 mi
  • Church Street Marketplace: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 33
  • Powerline A-Line: 6.3 mi
  • The Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Main Face: 13.2 mi
  • Wild West Wall: 13.2 mi
  • Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 13.2 mi
Museums: 29
Gardens: 15
  • West Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Landry Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Winooski Falls: 1.6 mi
  • LaPlatte River Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Huntington Gorge: 12.5 mi
  • Five Chutes: 13.4 mi
  • Fairfax Falls: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 12
Beaches: 12
  • Blodgett Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Texaco Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Lakeside Beach Access: 4.2 mi
  • Blanchard Beach: 4.4 mi
  • North Beach: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Covered bridges: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 5.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 5.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Saint Michael's College Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClarkE 94°903 m15.3 mi
Robbins MountainSE 129°624 m14.1 mi
Stimson MountainESE 119°608 m14.7 mi
Bald HillE 89°584 m11.4 mi
Flynn HillENE 71°569 m13.4 mi
Feigel HillE 92°526 m13.6 mi
Huckleberry HillESE 114°503 m10.5 mi
Stewart HillENE 58°501 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:0919:5720:42
September equinox06:4018:1418:52
December solstice07:2715:2816:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332465868727163503928
Precip in2.11.82.23.13.84.34.13.53.73.82.72.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/931897340

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