The nearest draw to Essex: Lake Champlain, 14 mi away
Essex and its surroundings hold 6 ski areas, 6 museums and 2 landmarks. Look within 40 miles for the 17 places to visit; none is inside Essex. Drive 51 mi to reach Fort Ticonderoga.
Lake Champlain
Lake in New York, Vermont and Quebec.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped around Essex
Out at 40 mi is Fort Crown Point, the farthest.
Orange: Essex. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
36 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
2Fort Ticonderoga
18th-century star fort in northern New York in the United States.
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5Haskell Free Library and Opera House
Library and theater on the border of Derby Line, Vermont, United States and Rock Island (Stanstead), Quebec, Canada.
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9Stowe Mountain Resort
Ski resort in Vermont, United States.
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Smugglers' Notch Resort
Ski resort in Cambridge, Vermont, United States.
Fort Carillon
Colonial French fort in present-day Ticonderoga, New York, United States.
Burke Mountain Resort
Ski resort in East Burke, Vermont, United States.
Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site
Biographical museum in Fairfield, Vermont.
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
Natural history museum in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA.
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
Historic building and museum in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Sullivan Museum and History Center
History museum at Norwich University, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Essex → · Essex’s history →
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 · Haskell Free Library and Opera House: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · 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 · Burke Mountain Resort: Patrick McCaffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Workshop: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site: Gerald L. Hann, Attribution · Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium: Aaron danielg at English Wikipedia, Public domain · St. Johnsbury Athenaeum: Gopats92 Jonathan Leo Connor, CC BY 3.0 · 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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