James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington
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
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 15.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Williamstown view · 13 mi
- Hot Point · 15 mi
- Hairpin Turn · 15 mi
- Western Summit · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Bingham Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Anthony: 3.1 mi
- Whipstock Hill: 3.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Bucks Cobble: 3.7 mi
- Historic Marker: Bennington Battle Monument: 1.2 mi
- Bennington Battle Monument: 1.2 mi
- WTC Monument: 1.9 mi
- Park–McCullough Historic House: 2.7 mi
- Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead: 5.8 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 8.3 mi
- Arlington Town Forest: 10.5 mi
- Mountain Meadow Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Moon Hill: 11.5 mi
- Lanford Wood Community Forest: 11.6 mi
- Bennington Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- The Dollhouse and Toy Museum of Vermont: 2.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 2.0 mi
- Robert Frost House: 2.1 mi
- Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum: 5.8 mi
- 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
- Brigadier General John Stark: 1.2 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 1.2 mi
- The Owl: 7.8 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 13.6 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 13.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Meditation Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 12.2 mi
- Buxton Garden: 12.5 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 23.3 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Witts Ledge: 15.1 mi
- Hoosac Range: 16.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 18.2 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 21.7 mi
- Davis: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glastenbury Mountain | NE 53° | 1,139 m | 8.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | E 87° | 1,044 m | 14.4 mi |
| Grass Mountain | N 355° | 941 m | 10.3 mi |
| Houghton Mountain | SE 134° | 939 m | 8.4 mi |
| Spruce Peak | N 358° | 919 m | 9.7 mi |
| Scrub Hill | SE 145° | 883 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 68° | 868 m | 3.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 7° | 865 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/432826680
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 1 mi
- Williamstown · 13 mi
- Cambridge · 14 mi
- North Adams · 15 mi
- Wilmington · 17 mi
- Florida · 19 mi
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