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Haystack Hill

Haystack Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Hill rises to 555 m in Vermont. East Mountain stands 1,045 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Meehan Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

hill in Essex County, Vermont, USA

Wikidata Q49035581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
555 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.78227, -71.90287

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Brighton State Park Day Use Area: 2.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
  • Darling Memorial Park: 13.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 13.5 mi
  • Fairground: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Museums: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Campers' Beach: 2.7 mi
  • South Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Southwest Cove Beach: 7.9 mi
  • North Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Balm of Gilead Beach: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Kingdom Trails Nordic Adventure Center: 14.8 mi
  • Cercle de Pierre de Stanstead: 18.2 mi
  • Great Vermont Corn Maze: 21.6 mi
  • Circus Smirkus World Headquarters: 24.1 mi
  • Farmer's Daughter: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 4
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Runaway Pond: 18.4 mi
  • Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Beaver Brook Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Pond Brook Falls: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Bald Hill: 4.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Haystack Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East MountainSE 141°1,045 m10.4 mi
Gore MountainNNE 29°1,015 m10.9 mi
Bald MountainWSW 255°1,010 m4.3 mi
Seneca MountainSE 133°966 m8.6 mi
East Haven MountainSSE 163°924 m11.6 mi
Middle MountainNNE 21°899 m10.0 mi
Round MountainNNE 28°894 m11.8 mi
Goodwin MountainW 264°852 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:00
June solstice05:0319:5320:38
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:2315:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141525395261666457453422
Precip in2.82.32.93.44.14.84.94.54.14.53.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Pond, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1457774 — Haystack Hill, Essex County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356553511

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