Burlington Breakwater
Burlington Breakwater is a breakwater in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. Burlington Breakwater is situated nearby to Burlington Harbor Marina, as well as near the fishing area Burlington Fishing Pier.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burlington Breakwater Lights and ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.
Burlington Breakwater Lights
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Burlington Breakwater Lights were originally established in 1857 to mark the ends of a low, detached, two piece breakwater 2⁄3-nautical-mile long which protects the Burlington, Vermont harbor from Lake Champlain.
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Museum
Burlington GT
Power station
Photo: Ludus56, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burlington GT is a power station, which is situated 1,500 feet east of Burlington Breakwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakeside Development and Winooski.
Lakeside Development
Neighborhood
Photo: Mfwills, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lakeside Development, or the Lakeside Historic District, encompasses a historic company-built residential development in southern Burlington, Vermont.
Winooski
Photo: Hortont424, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Winooski is a city of 7,997 in Northwest Vermont across the Winooski River from Burlington. It is both the most densely populated and smallest city by area in the state.
South Burlington
Photo: Superbug2399, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Burlington is a city in Northwest Vermont. It is a suburb of Burlington and is the second largest city in the state. Unlike most sizable Vermont communities, it doesn't have a downtown of any sort since most of the city's development has occurred in the last few decades.
Burlington Breakwater
- Type: Breakwater
- Category: historic site
- Location: Burlington, Chittenden County, Northwest Vermont, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.48013° or 44° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
-73.22952° or 73° 13′ 46″ westInception
1889Open location code
87P8FQJC+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 25339667OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=breakwater
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burlington Harbor Marina and Burlington Fishing Pier.
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