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Northfield, VT Road Trips

Plan drives from Northfield, VT with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

town in Washington County, Vermont, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

80.4 mi

Springfield, VT

Quickest Drive

53m

Woodbury, VT

Plan Around Northfield, VT

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Northfield, VT by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

4,165

Median Income

$50,417

Median Home Value

$233,700

Median Age

26.1

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Northfield, VT at a Glance

Founded

1781

Elevation

1,447 ft

Area

44 mi²

Notable People from Northfield, VT

A sampling of people born in Northfield, VT.

Jay Hayden

1987

American actor

Charles Albert Plumley

Charles Albert Plumley

1875–1964

American politician (1875-1964)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Northfield, VT.

Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge

Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge

bridge in Northfield, Vermont

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Northfield Falls Covered Bridge

Northfield Falls Covered Bridge

bridge in Northfield, Vermont

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Slaughter House Covered Bridge

Slaughter House Covered Bridge

bridge in Northfield, Vermont

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge

Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge

bridge in Northfield, Vermont

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q1406285), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Northfield, VT

Northfield is a city in Central Vermont that is home to Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States.

1 Sullivan Museum and History Center, 158 Harmon Drive, ☏ +1 802-485-2183, [email protected]. Free. (updated Oct 2015)

Devil's Washbowl. Take a midnight walk down the old dirt road for chance encounter with The Pig Man in the Devil's Washbowl. Urban legend has it the Sam Harris went missing in 1951 and became the notorious Pig Man. Sam is known to wear hollowed out pigs head over his and terrorizes the hills of Northfield. (updated Nov 2019)

Common Cafe. Get your griddle on and meet the locals. You will find it on the bustling common center of Depot Square. Say hi to historic legends like Steve Fernandez and enjoy some corned beef hash and eggs over easy. Sit a spell and drink in small New England town awesomeness! (updated Nov 2019)

Do be careful in Northfield to abide by the speed limit. Lots of local police with nothing to do but make some money for the local town with your speeding ticket.

Travel tips adapted from Northfield (Vermont) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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