Jericho is a town of 5,000 people (2014) in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
Get in
The Burlington–Jeffersonville bus (dead link: January 2023) passes through Jericho, stopping near the elementary school in each direction morning and night.
Get around
See
- A total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April 2024 starts at 3:26PM local time and lasts 3 min. The chances of a clear sky are 35%. The track of totality is northeast from Mexico and Texas to Ohio and the Canada–New England border, then across New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
- Cilley Hill Waterfall.
- Old Red Mill & Craft Shop (Chittenden Mills), 4A Red Mill Dr (off VT-15 in the historic village of Jericho), 44.504620°, -72.999567°, +1 802 899-3225. Th-Sa 11AM–4PM. There is a shop inside selling locally crafted goods. Free 2020-09-28
- Jericho Town Tree, 44.502653°, -73.006006°. This elm (Ulmus americana) was approved as the (unofficial) Town Tree of Jericho at Town Meeting Day, 2017. If you stand at the base and look east along Rt. 15 you can see the forehead and nose of Mount Mansfield. Free 2020-09-28
- Jericho Center, 25 Jericho Center Cir, 44.469447°, -72.972632°. Historic village green includes Jericho Center Country Store (1807), Jericho Town Library (1825), Jericho Congregational Church (1836), and Jericho Community Center (1850s). JCCS serves meals and creemees. 2020-09-28
Do
- Mills Riverside Park (MRP), 338 VT-15, 44.516419°, -72.946618°, +1 802 899-2693. dawn to dusk. Free 2020-09-28
- Snowflake Bentley Museum, 4A Red Mill Dr (in the back of the Old Red Mill), 44.504819°, -72.999537°. 2020-09-28
- Old Mill Park (Old Red Mill Park), 4A Red Mill Dr (behind the Old Red Mill), 44.505092°, -72.999588°. 2020-09-28
- Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd, 44.518316°, -72.946714°, +1 802 899-4962. 2021-01-30
- Mobbs Farm, Fitzsimonds Rd, 44.454026°, -72.985752°. Hiking. 2021-01-30
- Jericho Farmer's Market, 338 VT-15, 44.516946°, -72.948232°. 3–6:30. Late May to early October 2022-03-14
Buy
- Palmer Lane Maple, 19 Old Pump Rd (off VT-15 in the historic village of Jericho), 44.506822°, -72.992384°, +1 802 899-8199. Noon–7:30PM. Maple creemees, many other maple products, and merchandise. 2020-09-28
- Snowflake Chocolates, 81 VT-15, 44.50652°, -72.99290°, +1 802 899-3373. 2020-10-07
- Better Baked in Vermont, 140 Tarbox Rd, 44.452712°, -73.006256°, +1 802 488 0543, Betterbakedinvermont@gmail.com. by appointment. A "fully certified, kick ass, small batch, made to order" bakery selling at the Jericho Center Country Store, the Farmer's Market in summer, and for pickup by request. 2020-10-30
- Jericho Settlers Farm, Inc, 22 Barber Farm Rd, 44.464439°, -72.977588°, +1 802 899-4000. 2021-01-30
Eat
- Joe's Snack Bar, 45 VT-15, 44.504210°, -72.998398°, +1 802 899-3934. 11AM–8:30PM, closed in the winter. Burgers, hot dogs, and fries. 2020-09-28
- The Jericho Café & Tavern (JCAT), 30 VT-15, 44.503222°, -73.000889°, +1 802 899-2223. 2020-09-28
- Kate's Food Truck, 261 VT-15, 44.511680°, -72.959254°. F-Su noon–7PM, closed in the winter. A new eatery—not actually a food truck—opened in summer 2020. 2020-10-20
- Mountain High Pizza Pie, 253 VT-15, 44.510987°, -72.961889°. Tu-Sa 2–8PM, Su-M 4–8PM. A local pizzeria. 2020-10-20
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