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Attractions near Colchester

One to see in Colchester: Lake Champlain

Visitors to Colchester can choose from 6 ski areas, 4 museums and 2 mountains. Only one place to visit is inside Colchester, but 16 more are within 40 miles. The big name further out is Fort Ticonderoga, 50 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
33
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Lake Champlain
Ski areas
9
Stowe Mountain Resort
Big draws
2
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Lake · in town

Lake Champlain

Lake in New York, Vermont and Quebec.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Map of the places

The farthest of them, Fort Crown Point, is 38 mi out.

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Orange: Colchester. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Full list of places

The town has one; within 60 miles, the list finds 32 more.

The places inside Colchester lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Colchester → · Colchester’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Whiteface Mountain: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Tear of the Clouds: TheKilimanjaro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugarbush Resort: Mrtrek1701 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jay Peak Resort: Hanumanix at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ausable Chasm: Alan Prusila / Alanp35 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shelburne Museum: Storylanding, CC0 · John Brown Farm State Historic Site: Mwanner | Talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Montgomery: Mfwills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Green Mountain National Forest: Brian W. Schaller, FAL · Smugglers' Notch Resort: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mad River Glen: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herb Brooks Arena: KevinTR at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Fort Carillon: Charny, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Crown Point: Daniel M. Horowitz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bolton Valley Resort: Gopats92, Public domain · Santa's Workshop: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site: Gerald L. Hann, Attribution · Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium: Aaron danielg at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Vermont Granite Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum: Vinckie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: Jegelewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sullivan Museum and History Center: SMHCNorwich, CC BY-SA 4.0

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