by FLEK Admin | May 20, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:18 AM Sunset: 8:16 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 58 minutes Snow fell heavily on this date in 1892 in central Vermont. Strafford, VT noted 16 inches of snow through the 21st, with up to 28 inches on the higher elevations. North Bridgewater had 30 inches of...
by FLEK Admin | May 20, 2026 | NightSky
Today: On this date in 1910, Halley’s Comet came closest to Earth, the Earth having passed through the comet’s tail the day before, an event that spawned any number of reactions, from taking “Comet Pills” to ward off the noxious vapors, to...
by FLEK Admin | May 19, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:19 AM Sunset: 8:15 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1883, Vermont experienced its worst forest fire in the state’s history in the vicinity of Groton. And looking back over 200 years ago in 1780, smoke from fires was darkening...
by FLEK Admin | May 19, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Crescent Moon returns to the Gemini Twins this evening, with the dimming twilight making the Twins visible by around 9:30. This is similar to April but tonight the Moon appears under to arm of Pollux the leftmost of the Twins, although this might be...
by FLEK Admin | May 18, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:20 AM Sunset: 8:14 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 54 minutes On this date in 1877, a family of tornadoes were spawned in eastern New York near Saratoga Springs, and moved southeast into Bennington County, VT, just to the north of Bennington, were the severe...
