Monument Square
Monument Square is a park in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 267 m. Glastenbury Mountain stands 1,139 m to the northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennington Battle Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 267 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 14.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Williamstown view · 12 mi
- Hot Point · 15 mi
- Hairpin Turn · 15 mi
- Western Summit · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bennington Battle Monument: 0.0 mi
- Historic Marker: Bennington Battle Monument: 0.0 mi
- WTC Monument: 1.2 mi
- Park–McCullough Historic House: 3.1 mi
- Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead: 6.9 mi
- Vermont Veterans Home Deer Park: 0.9 mi
- Willow Park: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Square: 3.1 mi
- South Stream Waterfowl Area: 5.8 mi
- Mount Anthony: 2.0 mi
- Whipstock Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bingham Hill: 2.7 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 4.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 9.0 mi
- Mountain Meadow Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Moon Hill: 10.3 mi
- Lanford Wood Community Forest: 10.7 mi
- Dill Brook Community Forest: 10.8 mi
- Bennington Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 0.9 mi
- The Dollhouse and Toy Museum of Vermont: 1.4 mi
- Robert Frost House: 3.1 mi
- Louis Miller Museum: 6.8 mi
- Hoosick Falls: 6.9 mi
- Haley Falls: 13.3 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 15.8 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 17.6 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 17.9 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 0.0 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 0.0 mi
- The Owl: 6.9 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 12.5 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 12.5 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 15.5 mi
- Sentinels: 15.9 mi
- Antique Truck: 22.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 23.4 mi
- Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 23.9 mi
- Campers Beach: 15.4 mi
- The Ledges: 17.7 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 19.2 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 20.3 mi
- Waterfront: 20.4 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Buxton Garden: 11.4 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 13.3 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 22.4 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Witts Ledge: 14.3 mi
- Hoosac Range: 15.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.3 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
- Davis: 21.9 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Monument Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glastenbury Mountain | NE 50° | 1,139 m | 9.5 mi |
| Grass Mountain | N 358° | 941 m | 11.3 mi |
| Houghton Mountain | SE 126° | 939 m | 8.2 mi |
| Spruce Peak | N 2° | 919 m | 10.7 mi |
| Scrub Hill | SE 137° | 883 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 58° | 868 m | 4.3 mi |
| Spruce Hill | SE 131° | 858 m | 7.6 mi |
| Berlin Mountain | SSW 195° | 853 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bennington Morse State AP, 2 mi away.
- Asian Lady Beetle258 obs
- Seven-spotted Lady Beetle145 obs
- Polished Lady Beetle125 obs
- Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle96 obs
- Variegated Lady Beetle65 obs
- Monarch39 obs
- Parenthesis Lady Beetle30 obs
- Peck's Skipper28 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/178594569
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 0 mi
- Williamstown · 12 mi
- Cambridge · 14 mi
- North Adams · 14 mi
- Wilmington · 17 mi
- Adams · 19 mi
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