Mears Hollow

Mears Hollow is a valley in Bennington, Vermont and has an elevation of 1,312 feet. Mears Hollow is situated nearby to the hamlet Beartown, as well as near the neighborhood Manchester Village Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Equinox Mountain.

Equinox Mountain

Peak

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Equinox Mountain is the highest peak of the Taconic Range and the second-highest point in southern Vermont, after Stratton Mountain. It rises nearly 3,000 feet above its eastern footings in Manchester, giving Equinox the third-greatest topographic prominence among the state's mountains. Equinox Mountain is situated 1½ miles southeast of Mears Hollow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manchester and Manchester Center.

Manchester

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Manchester is a town in southernwestern Vermont, nestled at the foot of 3,816-foot Mount Equinox. It has a tranquil old-world atmosphere, and Manchester Center is a shopper's paradise that is completely different from the village with its signs, sights and many shops.

Manchester Center

Town

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Manchester Center is a census-designated place in the town of Manchester in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, Manchester Center had a population of 2,145. Manchester Center is situated 4 miles east of Mears Hollow.

Kent Neighborhood Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Kent Neighborhood Historic District encompasses a little-altered early 19th-century rural neighborhood of Dorset, Vermont. Centered at the junction of Dorset West Road and Nichols Hill Road, the area is also historically significant as the site in 1775 of the first meetings that culminated in Vermont's period of independence prior to become the 14th United States state. Kent Neighborhood Historic District is situated 4 miles north of Mears Hollow.

Mears Hollow

Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,312 feet
Category: landform
Location: Bennington, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.18841° or 43° 11′ 18″ north

Longitude

-73.13399° or 73° 8′ 2″ west

Elevation

1,312 feet (400 metres)

Open location code

87M85VQ8+9C

GeoNames ID

5238446

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