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Thousand Acre Hill

Thousand Acre Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Thousand Acre Hill rises to 728 m in Vermont. Pico Peak stands 1,206 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Knights Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
728 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.77868, -72.88400

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Common: 6.5 mi
  • Pittsford Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Rutland City Forest: 9.1 mi
  • Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 9.5 mi
  • Northwood Park: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 29
Nature reserves: 20
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 1.8 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 2.9 mi
  • Proctor Town Forest: 3.3 mi
  • Pittsford Town Forest: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • The Great Cliff: 6.0 mi
  • Top Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Tier: 8.3 mi
  • Deer Leap: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Tier: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Oculus: 12.4 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 12.8 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 12.8 mi
  • Queen Connie: 13.1 mi
  • Whale Dance: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Texas Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Irene Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Falls of Lana: 12.4 mi
Museums: 15
Attractions: 15
Covered bridges: 11
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 13.8 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 23.1 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • White River Swimming Spot: 18.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Thousand Acre Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pico PeakSSE 166°1,206 m9.9 mi
Farr PeakNW 305°1,071 m3.7 mi
Bloodroot MountainW 280°1,061 m2.7 mi
Mount CarmelW 260°1,027 m1.8 mi
Cape Lookoff MountainNW 320°1,024 m6.9 mi
Gillespie PeakNW 324°1,019 m7.9 mi
Round MountainN 359°1,018 m2.6 mi
Goshen MountainNW 309°1,002 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1019:5420:38
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2315:3016:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425463676659473726
Precip in3.52.83.43.83.85.25.14.53.95.03.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461542 — Thousand Acre Hill, Rutland County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356555319

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