Whitcomb Hill

Whitcomb Hill is a peak in Town of Strafford, Orange, Vermont and has an elevation of 1,834 feet. Whitcomb Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Copper Flat, as well as near South Strafford.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Justin Smith Morrill Homestead and Elizabeth Mine.

Justin Smith Morrill Homestead

Museum

Photo: redjar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead is the historic Carpenter Gothic home of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill in Strafford, Vermont, and was one of the first declared National Historic Landmarks, in 1960.

Elizabeth Mine

Mine

Photo: EdwardEMeyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Elizabeth Mine was a copper mine located on the town line between the Town of Strafford and the Town of Thetford, in Orange County, Vermont. The ore deposit was discovered in 1793, but mining did not start until 1809.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Strafford and Strafford Village Historic District.

South Strafford

Hamlet

South Strafford is an unincorporated village in the town of Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, United States. The community is located along Vermont Route 132, 10 miles northwest of Hanover, New Hampshire.

Strafford Village Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Daderot, CC0.

The Strafford Village Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Strafford, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1768, the village center was developed in the 1790s, and saw most of its growth before 1840, resulting in a fine assortment of predominantly Greek Revival buildings.

Strafford

Village

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Strafford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census. The town of Strafford was created on August 12, 1761, by way of a royal charter which King George III of Great Britain issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire.

Whitcomb Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,834 feet
Description: mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Town of Strafford, Orange, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.85479° or 43° 51′ 17″ north

Longitude

-72.34065° or 72° 20′ 26″ west

Elevation

1,834 feet (559 metres)

Open location code

87M9VM35+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356554825

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5242873

Wikidata ID

Q49089135

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In Other Languages

“Whitcomb Hill” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Whitcomb Hill (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Vermont)”
Cebuano: “Whitcomb Hill”

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