Rood State Park
Rood State Park is a park in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 170 m. Corporation Mountain stands 954 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Naught Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 170 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook View · 8 mi
- Mt Tom · 14 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 15 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Naught Hill: 1.7 mi
- Vulture Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Woodbury Hill: 2.3 mi
- Shaw Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cowdrey Outlook: 3.5 mi
- Peavine Park: 1.7 mi
- River Street Access: 1.8 mi
- Bethel Bandshell & Common: 1.9 mi
- Common: 5.0 mi
- Dorothy Thompson Memorial Common: 6.1 mi
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Amity Pond Natural Area: 7.9 mi
- Giffords Woods State Park: 12.0 mi
- Chittenden Town Forest: 12.6 mi
- White River Ledges Natural Area: 12.8 mi
- Bethel Village Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Honor Roll: 5.0 mi
- Orested Augustus Brownson: 5.0 mi
- THE ROYALTON RAID: 5.7 mi
- LAFAYETTE'S TOUR: 5.7 mi
- Whale Dance: 9.3 mi
- Big Frog: 9.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 19.9 mi
- The Epic of American Civilization: 19.9 mi
- Asael Smith Farm: 7.5 mi
- No. 13 School House: 7.7 mi
- School Site: 9.1 mi
- Traditional School Site: 9.3 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place: 9.4 mi
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 7.8 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 9.4 mi
- Billings Farm Museum: 14.3 mi
- Billings Farm & Museum: 14.5 mi
- Woodstock History Center: 14.6 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 11.0 mi
- Texas Falls: 14.8 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 15.3 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 15.3 mi
- Irene Falls: 16.0 mi
- Top Rock: 13.2 mi
- Deer Leap: 13.2 mi
- Upper Tier: 13.3 mi
- Lower Tier: 13.3 mi
- The Great Cliff: 15.2 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 20.1 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Northwest Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 7.1 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 19.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.5 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 23.0 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 13.0 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
- Lucky Seven: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Rood State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporation Mountain | W 277° | 954 m | 11.0 mi |
| Skidoo Mountain | NNW 327° | 884.2 m | 11.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 326° | 882.7 m | 10.3 mi |
| The Darning Needle | WSW 241° | 880 m | 10.7 mi |
| Rochester Mountain | NW 312° | 868 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wilcox Peak | W 261° | 857 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little Wilcox Peak | W 275° | 829 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Cushman | NW 319° | 828 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:29 | 16:17 |
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 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 8 mi away.
- eastern white pine15 obs
- staghorn sumac11 obs
- common milkweed10 obs
- great mullein10 obs
- Green Frog10 obs
- wild carrot10 obs
- Japanese knotweed10 obs
- black-eyed Susan9 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 node/356554253
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