Childs Hill
Childs Hill rises to 408 m in Vermont. Colton Hill stands 727 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Preston Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Orange County, Vermont, United States
Wikidata Q35734333, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 408 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.8 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 13.9 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 6 mi
- Balch Hill · 10 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 10 mi
- Norman Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Preston Hill: 1.4 mi
- Davidson Hill: 1.4 mi
- Center Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cooks Hill: 2.3 mi
- Post Mills Nature Area: 2.2 mi
- Podunk Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Ely Mountain Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- Palmer Forest: 4.0 mi
- Old City Falls Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Thetford Park: 2.2 mi
- Thetford Veterans Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 3.6 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 3.8 mi
- Union Village Dam Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- The Palisades: 8.0 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 8.3 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 8.6 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 10.3 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 3.0 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 3.2 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 6.8 mi
- Samuel Morey: 7.7 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 8.5 mi
- Stephen Mack Farm Site: 9.5 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place: 9.8 mi
- School Site: 10.1 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 2.7 mi
- Feral Seed: 10.1 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 10.2 mi
- X-Delta: 10.3 mi
- Robert Frost: 10.3 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 2.6 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 3.8 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 4.7 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 9.8 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.7 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 4.4 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 6.9 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 7.2 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 10.8 mi
- The Chutes: 3.0 mi
- The Chutes: 3.0 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 4.8 mi
- Glen Falls: 7.4 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 2.1 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 4.8 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Area 2: 3.1 mi
- Area 1: 3.5 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 10.1 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 11.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Childs Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Hill | NNW 328° | 727 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hawkins Mountain | NNW 327° | 712 m | 7.3 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | NNW 334° | 696 m | 6.6 mi |
| Flag Hill | NNW 329° | 684 m | 9.3 mi |
| Brocklebank Hill | NW 309° | 642 m | 8.8 mi |
| Gilman Hill | NNW 327° | 614 m | 5.1 mi |
| Williams Hill | WNW 288° | 591 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kibling Hill | W 279° | 575 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356552826
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