Motte Reef

Motte Reef is a bar in Grand Isle County, Northwest Vermont, Vermont. Motte Reef is situated nearby to the village Alburgh, as well as near the locality Alburg Center.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isle La Motte Light and Saint Annes Shrine.

Isle La Motte Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Mfwills, CC BY 3.0.

The Isle La Motte Light in Vermont is an iron lighthouse at the northern end of Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain. It is one of several lights on the lake which were reactivated in their original structures early in the 21st century. Isle La Motte Light is situated 2 miles south of Motte Reef.

Saint Annes Shrine

Church

Photo: RoyalbroilAlt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint Anne's Shrine is a Roman Catholic shrine and retreat center in Isle La Motte, Vermont, on the shores of Lake Champlain. The shrine and retreat center are located several miles south of the Canada–US border, on Shrine Road, near U.S. Route 2. Saint Annes Shrine is situated 2½ miles south of Motte Reef.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alburgh and Coopersville.

Alburgh

Village

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Alburgh is a village within the town of the same name in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 571 at the 2020 census. The town's name came from the person primarily responsible for chartering the community, Ira Allen. Alburgh is situated 3½ miles northeast of Motte Reef.

Coopersville

Hamlet

Coopersville is a hamlet in Clinton County, New York, United States. Coopersville lies at an elevation of 112 feet. Most of the first settlers of this area were refugees from Canada who either did not support the British during the American Revolution, or actually took up arms against the British. Coopersville is situated 3½ miles west of Motte Reef.

Isle La Motte

Village

Photo: Mfwills, Public domain.

Isle La Motte is an island in Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont, United States. At 7 mi by 2 mi, it lies close to the place that the lake empties into the Richelieu River. Isle La Motte is situated 4 miles south of Motte Reef.

Motte Reef

Type: Bar
Category: landform
Location: Grand Isle County, Northwest Vermont, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.93171° or 44° 55′ 54″ north

Longitude

-73.33485° or 73° 20′ 6″ west

Elevation

95 feet (29 metres)

Open location code

87P8WMJ8+M3

GeoNames ID

5238798

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