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The Town of Cavendish:
Chartered in 1761, the Town of Cavendish (pop. 1,300 approx) is in Windsor County, central Vermont, about 20 miles west from I-91, Exit 8. It is located on Vermont Route 131 about 2 miles east of the junction of 131 with 103 at Proctorsville, and 5 miles east of the junction of 100 and 103 at Ludlow.
Cavendish is close to Green Mountain National Forest. Its principal attractions are bike-riding, boating, canoeing, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, picnicking, swimming, and skiing (at Okemo and Killington in particular). There are many Historic Sites and Museums in the area.
More information about Cavendish is available by using 'Cavendish' as a search term on the Vermont State Department of Tourism web site : http://www.1-800-vermont.com/
Where to Stay:
There is a number of different types of accomodation in the Cavendish area. Intending visitors may obtain more information from
The Vermont State Department of Tourism http://www.1-800-vermont.com/
Virtual Vermont Internet Magazine
http://www.virtualvermont.com
Visit New England http://www.visit-vermont.com/central.html
Vermont.com http://www.vermont.com
Getting there by road
US Bureau of Census Tiger map
| From Boston, Massachusetts (140 miles approx.)
North on I-93 to I-89, and US-202 US 202 to VT 103 and then VT 131 West on VT 131 to Cavendish |
From Albany, New York (100 miles approx.) North on I-787 to NY 7, and east on NY 7 to VT 9 VT 9 to US-7 and VT 11 (Exit 4) East on VT 11 to VT 100 and VT 103 at Ludlow Southeast on 103 to VT 131 and Cavendish |
| From New Haven, Connecticut (165 miles approx.)
North on I-91 to VT 103 (Exit 6) VT 103 to Proctorsville East on VT 131 to Cavendish |
From Montréal, Quebec (185 miles approx.) South to Vermont and I-89 I-89 to I-91 and to VT 131 (Exit 8) West on VT 131 to Cavendish |
Getting there by train
Amtrak runs the Ethan Allen Express from New York to Lebanon, VT (30 mins. drive from Cavendish), and the Vermonter from Washington DC, New York, to Montreal that passes through Claremont, NH (15 minutes drive from Cavendish). For more information, telephone Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or use their Web site http://www.amtrak.com
Getting there by air:
The international airports nearest Cavendish are at Burlington, VT,
about 2.0 hours drive, at Albany, NY, about 2 hours, at Boston (Logan),
MA, about 3 hours, and at Montréal (Dorval), Canada, about 3.5 hours.
Local airports serve only private and charter flights.
Connections from Boston's Logan International Airport to Lebanon, NH (30 mins drive) are available through Continental Connection. For more information, telephone 1 800-523-FARE or use the Web site http://www.colganair.com
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