Richardson Hill
Richardson Hill rises to 497 m in Vermont. Colton Hill stands 727 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitcomb Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Orange County, Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 497 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 15.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 24.3 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 8 mi
- Balch Hill · 10 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 10 mi
- Norman Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitcomb Hill: 0.7 mi
- Preston Hill: 1.1 mi
- Center Hill: 1.3 mi
- Copperas Hill: 1.7 mi
- Gove Hill: 1.9 mi
- Thetford Park: 4.2 mi
- Thetford Veterans Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 5.4 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 5.4 mi
- Union Village Dam Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Podunk Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Old City Falls Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Post Mills Nature Area: 4.3 mi
- Norwich Town Forest: 4.8 mi
- My Walden: 4.9 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 8.9 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 9.1 mi
- The Palisades: 10.3 mi
- Bouldering: 12.3 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 12.3 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 4.4 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 5.6 mi
- The Daniel G. Mack Home: 7.1 mi
- Solomon Mack Home: 7.1 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 4.7 mi
- Feral Seed: 9.9 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 10.0 mi
- X-Delta: 10.1 mi
- The Epic of American Civilization: 10.1 mi
- Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 6.0 mi
- Stephen Mack Farm Site: 7.1 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place: 7.4 mi
- School Site: 7.7 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 2.5 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 4.7 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 5.7 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 7.3 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 6.6 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 9.2 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 9.6 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 4.0 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 5.6 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 8.3 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 3.0 mi
- The Chutes: 4.4 mi
- Glen Falls: 9.7 mi
- Waits River Falls: 14.0 mi
- Area 2: 4.3 mi
- Area 1: 4.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 9.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 9.7 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 15.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Richardson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Hill | NNW 346° | 727 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hawkins Mountain | NNW 346° | 712 m | 6.7 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | N 356° | 696 m | 6.3 mi |
| Flag Hill | NNW 344° | 684 m | 8.7 mi |
| Brocklebank Hill | NW 323° | 642 m | 7.4 mi |
| Gilman Hill | N 356° | 614 m | 4.7 mi |
| Williams Hill | WNW 300° | 591 m | 5.4 mi |
| Kibling Hill | WNW 288° | 575 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| 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/356554220
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