Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill rises to 521 m in Vermont. Colton Hill stands 727 m to the east-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Holt Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q35726388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 521 m
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 19.3 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 22.8 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 19 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 22 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 22 mi
- Balch Hill · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holt Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bixby Hill: 2.7 mi
- Osgood Hill: 3.3 mi
- Old Hurricane Hill: 3.8 mi
- Annis Hill: 3.9 mi
- Washington Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Cobb Town Forest: 7.2 mi
- Old City Falls Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Williamstown Town Forest: 9.6 mi
- Shea Woodland: 9.8 mi
- VTC Amillary VII Quad: 7.6 mi
- Randolph-Town Recreation Center: 11.0 mi
- Northeast Slopes: 12.3 mi
- Thetford Veterans Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
- barre dog park: 13.7 mi
- The Daniel G. Mack Home: 11.2 mi
- Solomon Mack Home: 11.5 mi
- LAFAYETTE'S TOUR: 12.7 mi
- THE ROYALTON RAID: 12.7 mi
- Bethel Village Historic District: 13.7 mi
- Stephen Mack Sawmill building: 7.0 mi
- Climate Change Yacht Club: 7.0 mi
- Brookfield Floating Bridge: 7.6 mi
- Asael Smith Farm: 8.7 mi
- Stephen Mack Farm Site: 9.0 mi
- Big Frog: 7.5 mi
- Whale Dance: 8.5 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 13.2 mi
- Beavin & Sons: 18.4 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 21.6 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 10.0 mi
- Randolph Historical Society Museum: 10.8 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 11.6 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 13.1 mi
- Norwich University Museum: 13.8 mi
- Flint Covered Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Cilley Covered Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 8.6 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 8.8 mi
- The Palisades: 17.2 mi
- Sawyers Ledge: 18.2 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 9.1 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 9.1 mi
- Glen Falls: 16.0 mi
- The Chutes: 16.2 mi
- The Chutes: 16.2 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 11.9 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 14.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.9 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 16.5 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 19.5 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 21.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Beacon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Hill | ESE 117° | 727 m | 5.8 mi |
| Michigan Hill | NE 35° | 719 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hawkins Mountain | ESE 121° | 712 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lyme Emery Hill | NNE 27° | 705 m | 9.4 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | ESE 118° | 696 m | 7.4 mi |
| Flag Hill | ESE 107° | 684 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mayston Hill | NE 48° | 669 m | 7.8 mi |
| Duplissey Hill | NE 43° | 659 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelsea 2 NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553837
Day trips start here
- Fairlee · 17 mi
- Norwich · 20 mi
- Hanover · 22 mi
- Waitsfield · 22 mi
- Quechee · 24 mi
- White River Junction · 25 mi
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