Nature reserve · Vermont
Whetstone Woods
Whetstone Woods is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Hogback Mountain stands 725 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Creamery Covered Bridge, a covered bridge 1.0 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.85878, -72.60060
- On the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 2.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- stone post view · 3 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 6 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 7 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Creamery Bridge Park: 1.0 mi
- Living Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Whetsone Park: 1.3 mi
- Crowell Playground: 1.8 mi
- Lynch Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Richardson Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ginseng Hill: 2.9 mi
- Wantastiquet Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bear Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center: 2.2 mi
- Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Fort Dummer State Park: 3.2 mi
- Madame Sherri Forest: 4.0 mi
- Bear Mountain State Forest: 5.6 mi
Museums: 28
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 2.3 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 5.4 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 13.1 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 16.8 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Mine Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Table Rock: 15.7 mi
- Mine Ledge: 16.3 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Hinsdale Raceway: 4.9 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 9.5 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 11.6 mi
- Oya Hill: 16.8 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 16
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 17.1 mi
- Wolves Den: 17.2 mi
- rock overhang: 17.2 mi
- rock scramble: 17.2 mi
- hole in wall: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 11
- Molly Stark: 13.7 mi
- Reaching: 16.9 mi
- Baseball: 17.0 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 17.0 mi
- Aurora: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Old Mill Falls: 5.8 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 13.5 mi
- Hobo Falls: 15.7 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 18.7 mi
- Royalston Falls: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Green Mountain Beach: 10.9 mi
- The Ledges: 14.0 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 18.9 mi
- Corona Beach: 23.7 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Hall Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Wright Grove: 17.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 2
- Just Roots Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Whetstone Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | W 274° | 725 m | 9.5 mi |
| Higley Hill | WNW 284° | 688 m | 9.9 mi |
| Jolly Mountain | SW 228° | 615 m | 8.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WSW 247° | 610 m | 8.6 mi |
| Lyman Hill | W 270° | 607 m | 6.6 mi |
| Central Mountain | W 278° | 607 m | 7.3 mi |
| Stratton Hill | WNW 295° | 589 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chase Hill | WSW 247° | 567 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1227505526
Day trips start here
- Brattleboro · 2 mi
- Wilmington · 14 mi
- Swanzey · 16 mi
- Charlemont · 19 mi
- Erving · 19 mi
- Gill · 19 mi
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