Buck Hill
Buck Hill rises to 498 m in Vermont. Equinox Mountain stands 1,169 m to the northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spruce Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Stone Valley Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q35729807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 498 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 25.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 17 mi
- Eagle Point · 17 mi
- Williamstown view · 26 mi
- Kane's Falls · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Spruce Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Dugway Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Grass Mountain: 2.7 mi
- The Ball: 3.0 mi
- Peaked Rock: 3.0 mi
- Arlington Recreation Park: 4.6 mi
- The Georgi on the Battenkill Community Park & Museum: 5.0 mi
- New Skete Monastery: 5.1 mi
- Lake Shaftsbury State Park: 5.6 mi
- Lake Lauderdale County Park: 6.4 mi
- Sunderland: 6.4 mi
- Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead: 7.2 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Mr. Barbo Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Hildene Main House: 9.1 mi
- Goose Egg State Forest: 2.3 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 5.7 mi
- Washington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 10.1 mi
- Carters Pond Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- The Georgi Museum: 5.1 mi
- Shushan Covered Bridge Museum: 5.1 mi
- Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Topping Tavern Museum: 7.3 mi
- Museums at Penope Farm: 7.5 mi
- Lye Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
- Hoosick Falls: 13.9 mi
- Middle Falls: 14.2 mi
- Dionondahowa Falls: 14.8 mi
- Saratoga Falls: 17.4 mi
- For Euler: 7.5 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 13.8 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 13.9 mi
- Stratton Bear: 16.4 mi
- The Owl: 16.7 mi
- Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 16.9 mi
- Schuylerville Corn Maize: 18.0 mi
- Taylor Farm: 23.1 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 23.9 mi
- Ballard Farm: 25.0 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 11.6 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 24.5 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 24.7 mi
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 24.9 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 4.5 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 8.5 mi
- The Ox Bow: 19.0 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 12.1 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 12.1 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox Mountain | NE 50° | 1,169 m | 8.3 mi |
| Glastenbury Mountain | SE 131° | 1,139 m | 11.6 mi |
| Lookout Rock | NE 50° | 1,116 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mother Myrick Mountain | NE 37° | 1,022 m | 10.8 mi |
| Little Equinox | NE 55° | 1,009 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,006 m | 8.7 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SSE 156° | 941 m | 2.7 mi |
| Spruce Peak | SSE 149° | 919 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:53 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:35 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunderland 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1460674 — Buck Hill, Bennington County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554954
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 12 mi
- Bennington · 14 mi
- Wilmington · 24 mi
- Williamstown · 26 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 27 mi
- Capital District · 28 mi
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