Houghton Hill
Houghton Hill rises to 447 m in Vermont. Smith Mountain stands 673 m to the east, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pegjack Memorial Forest, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 447 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 14.4 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 3 mi
- Balch Hill · 9 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 10 mi
- Norman Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.2 mi
- High Peak: 1.2 mi
- Bill Hill: 1.8 mi
- Ely Mountain: 2.4 mi
- The Glebe: 2.6 mi
- Thetford Park: 1.5 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 1.7 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 2.3 mi
- Thetford Veterans Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Chase Beach Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Palmer Forest: 1.6 mi
- Ely Mountain Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Post Mills Nature Area: 3.1 mi
- Wilder Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Robert G. Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- The Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 7.4 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 9.8 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 10.1 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 0.5 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 2.5 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 3.9 mi
- Samuel Morey: 5.9 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 11.4 mi
- Stephen Mack Farm Site: 12.5 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place: 12.6 mi
- Traditional School Site: 12.8 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 3.2 mi
- Feral Seed: 9.8 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 9.9 mi
- Robert Frost: 10.0 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 10.0 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 1.8 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 3.3 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 7.7 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 10.3 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 10.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.0 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 3.7 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 3.8 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 10.7 mi
- The Chutes: 2.5 mi
- The Chutes: 2.5 mi
- Glen Falls: 6.1 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 7.8 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 7.8 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 3.3 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Area 2: 2.7 mi
- Area 1: 3.2 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 9.8 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 12.9 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Houghton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mountain | E 95° | 673 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mousley Mountain | E 89° | 654 m | 7.7 mi |
| Holts Ledge | SE 130° | 643 m | 7.5 mi |
| Gilman Hill | NW 312° | 614 m | 7.6 mi |
| Stonehouse Mountain | E 82° | 606 m | 7.2 mi |
| Moody Mountain | E 91° | 600 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | SE 131° | 593 m | 6.8 mi |
| McMaster Hill | WNW 298° | 572 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553594
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