Saint Johnsbury

Saint Johnsbury combines a compact Victorian-era center with a river-valley setting in a way that reflects its position at the meeting of the Passumpsic and Moose rivers in northeastern Vermont. Long associated with the Fairbanks family and the scale-making enterprise that shaped its nineteenth-century growth, the town retains a civic core of substantial brick and stone buildings. The 1871 St. Johnsbury Athenaeum is both a public library and art museum, known for its collection of 19th-century American paintings. Nearby, the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, founded in 1891, explores Vermont’s natural history and the night sky. As the seat of Caledonia County, Saint Johnsbury remains an important service center for the Northeast Kingdom. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.

Vermont is best known in the United States for the Green Mountains, the north–south range that gives the state its defining wooded backbone. These coordinates lie in north-central Vermont, where rolling uplands and narrow valleys lead toward the Lamoille River. Mount Mansfield, rising to 4,393 feet (1,339 metres), is the state’s highest peak and stands farther west in the same mountain region. Lake Champlain forms much of Vermont’s western edge, while the Connecticut River traces its border with New Hampshire. Maple sugaring is a defining seasonal tradition, and Vermont is the nation’s leading maple-syrup producer. Explore nearby places to better understand how north-central Vermont relates to the Green Mountains, river valleys and Lake Champlain.

The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.