Peak · Vermont
Buck Hill
Buck Hill rises to 291 m in Vermont. Fletcher Mountain stands 643 m to the east, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35729815, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 291 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.70477, -72.99959
- 5.6 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 18.7 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 23.5 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 26.2 mi off the Military Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 13 mi
- C Nature area · 17 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 17 mi
- Waterfront pause place 3 · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Staford historical homestead: 2.7 mi
- Fairfax Community Corner: 2.8 mi
- Fairfax Recreational Trail: 3.1 mi
- Russell Greene Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- River Street Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks
- Buck Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cushman Hill: 3.3 mi
- Coombs Hill: 3.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 3.9 mi
- Leach Hill: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Milton Town Forest: 5.6 mi
- Maple Shade Town Forest: 6.7 mi
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Cambridge State Forest: 7.0 mi
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Old Car: 2.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 7.3 mi
- Wolf Monument: 8.6 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 13.9 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 13.9 mi
Museums: 26
- Milton Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Sheldon Historical Society: 12.5 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Devil's Dishpan: 16.3 mi
- Birnies Nose: 17.0 mi
- Powerline A-Line: 17.8 mi
- The Wall: 17.8 mi
- Main Face: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Fairfax Falls: 3.7 mi
- Five Chutes: 4.0 mi
- Sloping Falls: 16.6 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 16.8 mi
- Bingham Falls: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- The Finger: 4.4 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 10.2 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 13.7 mi
- Catamount Statue: 18.5 mi
- Grey Lock: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 11
- Milton Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 11
- Thayer Beach: 16.2 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 18.8 mi
- Texaco Beach: 18.8 mi
- North Beach: 18.9 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 9
- Poland Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Journey's End: 15.9 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 17.3 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 19.2 mi
- Goodsell Ridge Fossil Preserve: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Hopkins Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 18.2 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 19.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Mountain | E 84° | 643 m | 9.9 mi |
| Kings Hill Mountain | E 81° | 601 m | 10.4 mi |
| Gilson Mountain | ENE 68° | 598 m | 4.6 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | ENE 65° | 577 m | 13.5 mi |
| Flynn Hill | SSE 153° | 569 m | 11.5 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | ENE 74° | 513 m | 11.7 mi |
| Leach Hill | E 86° | 510 m | 4.0 mi |
| Stewart Hill | S 172° | 501 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:26 | 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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Albans Radio, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356552675
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 14 mi
- Colchester · 15 mi
- Essex · 15 mi
- Winooski · 17 mi
- Chittenden County · 18 mi
- South Burlington · 18 mi
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