Downer Glen

Downer Glen: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Downer Glen

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Downer Glen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.15597, -73.01379. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Downer Glen

• The American Museum of Fly Fishing · museum · Bennington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Manchester Village Historic District · sanctuary · Bennington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lye Brook Wilderness · sanctuary · Bennington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Equinox Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Aeolus · viewpoint · Bennington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Stratton Mountain · viewpoint · Windham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Griffith Lake · lake · Rutland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dorset Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ball Mountain Dam · lake · Windham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Jamaica State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Magic Mountain Ski Area · attraction · Windham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Glastenbury Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Shaftsbury · lake · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grass Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Snow · viewpoint · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Rutland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Weston Priory · church · Windsor · ~34 km · Must-see
• New Skete Monasteries · church · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Downer Glen

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Downer Glen

• Equinox Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Aeolus · viewpoint · Bennington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Stratton Mountain · viewpoint · Windham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dorset Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Glastenbury Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grass Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Snow · viewpoint · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Windham · ~35 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Windsor · ~35 km · Must-see

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