Peak · Vermont
Sand Hill
Sand Hill rises to 267 m in Vermont. Mount Mansfield stands 1,340 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedgehog Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Vermont, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071194, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 267 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.66061, -72.95069
- 8.3 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 21.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 26.3 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 27.8 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sand Bar Causeway · 15 mi
- C Nature area · 16 mi
- Winooski River Walk · 16 mi
- Granite Steps · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fairfax Community Corner: 2.9 mi
- Fairfax Recreational Trail: 3.0 mi
- Staford historical homestead: 3.2 mi
- Russell Greene Natural Area: 7.2 mi
- River Street Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks
- Hedgehog Hill: 0.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.8 mi
- Black Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.7 mi
- Ellenwood Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Krusch Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Cambridge State Forest: 3.7 mi
- Maple Shade Town Forest: 5.0 mi
- Milton Town Forest: 5.6 mi
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Old Car: 3.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial and 1927 High Water Mark: 3.8 mi
- Halfway House: 10.6 mi
- Chittenden Mills: 11.1 mi
- Jericho Soldiers in WWI: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Devil's Dishpan: 12.4 mi
- Birnies Nose: 13.4 mi
- The Wall: 15.3 mi
- Powerline A-Line: 15.3 mi
- Main Face: 16.1 mi
Museums: 24
- Cambridge Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Milton Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
- The Old Red Mill: 11.0 mi
- Saint Albans Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 15
- Poland Covered Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Journey's End: 13.1 mi
- F16 Vermont Air National Guard: 15.9 mi
- Stowe Bowl: 17.6 mi
- Spirit Ethan Allen: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Fairfax Falls: 2.0 mi
- Five Chutes: 6.1 mi
- Bingham Falls: 13.5 mi
- Sloping Falls: 13.5 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 12
- Milton Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- West Street Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Williston Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Landry Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Finney Crossing Apartments Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- The Finger: 3.4 mi
- Gerald K Stoner Sculptures at Underhill Ironworks: 10.1 mi
- Champ sea serpent: 14.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 17.6 mi
- Reverence: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 11
- Thayer Beach: 16.6 mi
- Texaco Beach: 18.2 mi
- North Beach: 18.4 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 18.5 mi
- Blodgett Beach: 18.9 mi
Covered bridges: 9
- Montgomery Covered Bridge: 9.9 mi
- Jaynes Covered Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 12.3 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Comstock Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 16.3 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 10.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Sand Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mansfield | SE 140° | 1,340 m | 10.5 mi |
| Adams Apple | SE 139° | 1,256 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lower Lip | SE 142° | 1,256 m | 10.7 mi |
| The Nose | SE 144° | 1,225 m | 11.4 mi |
| Upper Lip | SE 143° | 1,208 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bear Head | SE 137° | 1,192 m | 10.2 mi |
| Morse Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,029 m | 11.4 mi |
| Spruce Peak | SE 132° | 1,013 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:26 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mansfield, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1459360 — Sand Hill, Franklin County, Vermont.
OpenStreetMap element node/356554342
Day trips start here
- Jericho · 11 mi
- Essex · 13 mi
- Colchester · 15 mi
- Chittenden County · 16 mi
- Winooski · 16 mi
- Bolton Valley · 17 mi
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