Chimney Point
Chimney Point is a peninsula in the town of Addison, Vermont, which juts into Lake Champlain forming a narrows. It is one of the earliest settled and most strategic sites in the Champlain Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zeph77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Vermont
- Also known as: “Chemaun Nayaug”, “Chimney Point State Historic Site”, “Chimney Point, Vermont”, “Chimneypoint”, “Crown”, “Kanionra”, “Krum”, “Point au Chevaleur”, “Point de Chevelure”, “Pointe la Chevelure”, “Scalping Point”, and “Shemoanock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Saint-Frédéric and Crown Point Light.
Fort Saint-Frédéric
Fort
Photo: Petersent, Public domain.
Fort Saint-Frédéric was a French fort built on Lake Champlain to secure the region against British colonization and control the lake. It was located in modern New York State across the lake from modern Vermont at the town of Crown Point, New York.
Crown Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crown Point Light on Lake Champlain is a former lighthouse at Crown Point, New York, that now exists as a memorial to the exploration of the lake by Samuel de Champlain.
Lake Champlain Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lake Champlain Bridge is a vehicular bridge traversing Lake Champlain between Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont. It replaced an older bridge that was demolished in 2009.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Henry and Moriah.
Port Henry
Village
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Henry is a hamlet in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census. Port Henry lies on the eastern side of the town of Moriah and is approximately one hour's drive south of Plattsburgh. Port Henry is situated 2 miles northwest of Chimney Point.
Moriah
Village
Photo: Enesse Bhé, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moriah is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. Lying within the Adirondack Park, it is situated in the eastern part of the county, 47 miles by road south-southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 55 miles south of Plattsburgh, 115 miles north of Albany, and 116 miles south of Montreal, Quebec. Moriah is situated 4½ miles west of Chimney Point.
Crown Point
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crown Point is a town in Essex County, New York, United States, located on the west shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 2,024 at the 2010 census.
Chimney Point
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Town of Addison, Addison, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.03617° or 44° 2′ 10″ northLongitude
-73.41818° or 73° 25′ 5″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Open location code
87P82HPJ+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 158846885OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Chimney Point” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Chimney Point”
- French: “Chimney Point”
- German: “Chimney Point”
- Irish: “Chimney Point”
- Japanese: “チムニー・ポイント”
- Persian: “چیمنی پوینت، ورمانت”
- Persian: “چیمنی پوینت”
- Spanish: “Chimney Point (Vermont)”
- Spanish: “Chimney Point”
- Turkish: “Chimney Point”
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Notable Places Nearby
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