Glastenbury Wilderness, Green Mountain National Forest

#29 among attractions in Green Mountain National Forest

Natural attraction, Protected area

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The Glastenbury Wilderness is one of eight wilderness areas in the Green Mountain National Forest in the U.S. state of Vermont. The area, located northeast of Bennington, Vermont, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. With a total of 22,330 acres, the wilderness is the second largest in Vermont. It was created by the New England Wilderness Act of 2006. ()

Established: 2006 (18 years ago)Coordinates: 42°56'37"N, 73°5'60"W

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Glastenbury Wilderness – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bennington Museum, Old Bennington Post Office, Glastenbury Mountain, Woodford State Park.

7 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Bennington Museum, Bennington
178 min walk • The Bennington Museum is an accredited museum with notable collections of art and regional history. It is located at 75 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, USA.
6.6 miSW
Town, Park, Greek Revival architecture
Old Bennington Post Office, Bennington
170 min walk • The Old Bennington Post Office is a historic government building at 118 South Street in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Also known at one time as the U.S.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glastenbury Mountain, Green Mountain National Forest
72 min walk • Glastenbury Mountain is a mountain located in Bennington County, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest. The mountain is part of the Green Mountains.
4.9 miSE
State park, Campsite, Park
Woodford State Park, Green Mountain National Forest
125 min walk • Woodford State Park is a 398-acre state park surrounding Adams Reservoir in Woodford, Vermont. The park is at an elevation of 2400 feet in the Green Mountain National Forest. It is located along the Molly Stark Byway. It was designated a state park in 1963.
6.7 miNW
State park, Body of water, Park
Lake Shaftsbury State Park, Shaftsbury
172 min walk • Lake Shaftsbury State Park is an 84-acre state park around Lake Shaftsbury in Shaftsbury, Vermont. Activities includes swimming, non-motorized boating, fishing, picnicking, hiking, wildlife watching, camping and winter sports.
6.6 miSW
Library
Bennington Free Library, Bennington
167 min walk • Bennington Free Library is a public library located at 101 Silver Street in Bennington, Vermont.
6.5 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Julius and Sophia Norton House, Bennington
165 min walk • The Julius and Sophia Norton House is a historic house at 300 Pleasant Street in Bennington, Vermont. Its main block, completed in 1846, is one of the state's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Prospect Mountain, Green Mountain National Forest
129 min walk • Prospect mountain is a mountain located in the town of Woodford, Vermont in Bennington County, Vermont. The mountain is located in the southern region of Vermont's Green Mountains.
6.9 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme House, Bennington
177 min walk • The Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme House is a historic house at 501-507 South Street in Bennington, Vermont. Built about 1800, this Federal period building encapsulates the changing residential trends in the town over a 200-year historic, starting as a farm house, then that as a businessman, and eventually subdivided into worker housing.
6.2 miNW
Museum, History museum
Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead, Green Mountain National Forest
159 min walk • The Governor Jonas Galusha Homestead is a historic homestead at 3871 Vermont Route 7A in Shaftsbury Center, Vermont. Built in 1783 and enlarged in 1805, it is a well-preserved example of Federal period architecture.
5.6 miW
Georgian architecture
Munro-Hawkins House, Green Mountain National Forest
142 min walk • The Munro-Hawkins House is a historic house on Vermont Route 7A in southern Shaftsbury, Vermont. Built in 1807, it is a well-preserved example of transitional Georgian-Federal period architecture, designed by local master builder Lavius Fillmore.