Nature reserve · Vermont
Sunny Hollow Natural Area
Sunny Hollow Natural Area is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Bald Hill stands 584 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilbrook Natural Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Colchester
How to reach it
Coordinates44.51771, -73.17522
- On the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 11.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Winooski River Walk · 2 mi
- C Nature area · 2 mi
- Granite Steps · 3 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gilbrook Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Woodside Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Casavant Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Village Park: 2.0 mi
- Saint Michael's College Natural Area: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Landry Park: 1.5 mi
- Richards Park: 1.5 mi
- Fort Ethan Allen Parade Grounds and Park: 1.7 mi
- Essex Overlook: 1.7 mi
- Community Garden Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Brigham Hill: 4.6 mi
- Malletts Head: 4.8 mi
- Cobble Hill: 6.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 7.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Colonel Donald G. Cook, USMC Memorial Statue: 1.7 mi
- Ethan Allen: 2.4 mi
- The Black Snake Affair: 2.7 mi
- City Vault: 3.2 mi
- Grave Site: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Powerline A-Line: 8.2 mi
- The Wall: 8.3 mi
- Main Face: 14.9 mi
- Wild West Wall: 14.9 mi
- Birnies Nose: 14.9 mi
Museums: 30
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 1.5 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 2.8 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 2.8 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 3.6 mi
- Craig's: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 15
- Landry Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 15
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 3.2 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 3.7 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 9.6 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 9.6 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 12
- Catamount Statue: 3.0 mi
- Grey Lock: 3.3 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 3.5 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 3.7 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 12
- Texaco Beach: 3.4 mi
- North Beach: 3.7 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 4.0 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 4.2 mi
- Thayer Beach: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Winooski Falls: 2.0 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 10.3 mi
- Five Chutes: 12.2 mi
- Fairfax Falls: 13.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.0 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 5.7 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 7.4 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 7.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Sunny Hollow Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | E 96° | 584 m | 12.7 mi |
| Flynn Hill | E 79° | 569 m | 14.1 mi |
| Feigel Hill | E 99° | 526 m | 15.0 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | ESE 119° | 503 m | 12.3 mi |
| Stewart Hill | ENE 69° | 501 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bigelow Mountain | WSW 252° | 501 m | 15.2 mi |
| South Hill | E 94° | 490 m | 12.2 mi |
| Buker Hill | ENE 65° | 483 m | 15.6 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 | 06:40 | 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–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Essex Junction 1 N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/884017093
Day trips start here
- Colchester · 2 mi
- Winooski · 2 mi
- Burlington · 3 mi
- Essex · 4 mi
- South Burlington · 4 mi
- Chittenden County · 6 mi
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