Nature reserve · Vermont
Wheeler Nature Park
Wheeler Nature Park is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Bald Hill stands 927 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is South Burlington Community Gardens, a garden 0.2 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 1.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- South Burlington Recreation & Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates44.44026, -73.17283
- 1.8 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 11.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 16.0 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 19.8 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- C Nature area · 3 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 3 mi
- Granite Steps · 4 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.8 mi
- Overlook Park: 1.2 mi
- Szymanski Park: 1.3 mi
- Monkey Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- East Woods Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- City Center Park: 1.5 mi
- Centennial Woods Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Winooski Gorge Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Casavant Natural Area: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Brownell Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 4.7 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mount Pritchard: 5.9 mi
- Yantz Hill: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
- World's Tallest Filing Cabinet: 2.4 mi
- Grace Goodhue Coolidge: 2.9 mi
- Ethan Allen: 3.1 mi
- Church Street Marketplace: 3.2 mi
- Queen Mountain Club: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 33
- Powerline A-Line: 6.6 mi
- The Wall: 6.6 mi
- Upper Upper West Bolton Shoulder: 13.5 mi
- Wild West Wall: 13.5 mi
- Main Face: 13.5 mi
Museums: 29
- Craig's: 2.4 mi
- Fleming Museum of Art: 3.0 mi
- ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: 3.5 mi
- Vermont National Guard Library & Museum: 4.2 mi
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 15
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Childrens Garden: 2.5 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 13
- Lakeside Beach Access: 2.8 mi
- Blanchard Beach: 2.8 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 2.9 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 2.9 mi
- Texaco Beach: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 13
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 2.9 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 3.5 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 5.3 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 5.3 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Winooski Falls: 3.4 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 5.2 mi
- Huntington Gorge: 11.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.3 mi
- Alice Falls: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 11
- Reverence: 1.5 mi
- Pomerleau Neighborhood Park: 1.9 mi
- Kelis the Afronaut: 2.3 mi
- Hyperbolic Paraboloid: 2.3 mi
- Catamount Statue: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 3.4 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 22.1 mi
- Accès rivière: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 4.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 4.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Wheeler Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | ESE 122° | 927 m | 15.6 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | SSE 147° | 654 m | 15.0 mi |
| Robbins Mountain | ESE 114° | 624 m | 13.0 mi |
| Stimson Mountain | ESE 103° | 608 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | ENE 72° | 584 m | 13.1 mi |
| Feigel Hill | ENE 78° | 526 m | 15.0 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | E 93° | 503 m | 10.7 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NE 47° | 501 m | 13.4 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 | 06:40 | 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–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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/213916271
Day trips start here
- South Burlington · 2 mi
- Burlington · 3 mi
- Chittenden County · 4 mi
- Shelburne · 4 mi
- Williston · 4 mi
- Winooski · 4 mi
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