Eagleshead
Eagleshead rises to 494 m in Vermont. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the east-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lord State Forest, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49026814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 494 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 14 mi
- Mt Tom · 16 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lord State Forest: 1.1 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 9.0 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Unity Town Forest: 11.6 mi
- Spaulding Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- Widow Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hardy Hill: 2.1 mi
- Little Ascutney Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Star Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hawks Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 3.7 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 5.1 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 9.4 mi
- The Fort at No. 4: 11.8 mi
- The Fort at No 4: 11.8 mi
- Indian Stones: 2.9 mi
- Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site: 3.1 mi
- The Gage Accident: 3.5 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 5.5 mi
- Black River Academy Museum: 7.7 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 7.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Art Gallery: 18.3 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 18.9 mi
- The Wrecker: 22.8 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Corona Beach: 20.0 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 20.5 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 22.7 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 22.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 6.5 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 9.4 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 9.4 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 1.2 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 9.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 18.1 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 18.1 mi
- TimberQuest: 18.2 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 12.7 mi
- Table Rock: 19.5 mi
- Lower Tier: 23.1 mi
- Deer Leap: 23.1 mi
- Upper Tier: 23.1 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 7.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 24.7 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 24.8 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.9 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Eagleshead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | ENE 59° | 954 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ascutney North | ENE 58° | 944 m | 5.5 mi |
| Ascutney South | ENE 64° | 880 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Moses | NNW 337° | 793 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 330° | 755 m | 8.0 mi |
| Steadman Hill | SW 223° | 705 m | 9.2 mi |
| The Alps | NW 316° | 672 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 248° | 664 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:31 | 16:18 |
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 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457242 — Eagleshead, Windsor County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356553154
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