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James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington

James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington from directly overhead

James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington is a rest area in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Glastenbury Mountain stands 1,139 m to the northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2013

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.90415, -73.20412

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willow Park: 0.6 mi
  • Monument Square: 1.2 mi
  • Vermont Veterans Home Deer Park: 1.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lincoln Square: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 27
Waterfalls: 19
  • Hoosick Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Haley Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 17.8 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 15
Beaches: 6
  • Campers Beach: 16.1 mi
  • The Ledges: 17.4 mi
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Waterfront: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Grandfather Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Sentinels: 17.0 mi
  • Antique Truck: 22.6 mi
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 23.7 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glastenbury MountainNE 53°1,139 m8.4 mi
Haystack MountainE 87°1,044 m14.4 mi
Grass MountainN 355°941 m10.3 mi
Houghton MountainSE 134°939 m8.4 mi
Spruce PeakN 358°919 m9.7 mi
Scrub HillSE 145°883 m8.4 mi
Bald MountainENE 68°868 m3.3 mi
Red MountainN 7°865 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533465664696760493929
Precip in2.41.92.72.53.54.04.73.93.83.62.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bennington Morse State AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/432826680

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