Glover Vermont Map

About Glover, Vermont

Glover is a locality in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 256. The population density is 56.5 people per km². Glover is located at 44.7069°N, 72.1869°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05839.

Glover occupies a quiet pocket of the Northeast Kingdom, where the landscape is defined by the steady, dark flow of the Barton River as it navigates the rugged terrain. It lies 47.9 miles east-northeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 71°T), and is situated 15.9 miles south of Newport. The earth here holds a stubborn, glacial weight, characterized by dense patches of woodland that give way to open, sloping fields. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains marks the horizon, while closer at hand, the terrain remains intimate and broken by granite outcrops. The air carries a crisp, mineral quality, especially near the periphery of the Willoughby State Forest, where the canopy thickens and the light filters down in sharp, vertical slivers. Within two miles, the Perry Holbrook Memorial State Park offers a sanctuary of quiet growth, and those looking for deeper waters might seek out the stillness of Round Pond, three miles away, where the surface reflects the sky like hammered pewter.

Glover functions as a place where the labor of the land—dairying and the patient craft of maple sugaring—still dictates the rhythm of the seasons. The history of the locality is etched into the way the roads follow the contours of the terrain, avoiding the deeper depressions like Skunk Hollow and instead clinging to the higher, firmer ground. Life here does not clamor for attention; it persists in the maintenance of aging barns and the careful preservation of the local infrastructure. While the Herbert Hawkes Hiking Trail lies seven miles away for those inclined to wander, the residents of Glover often find sufficient movement in the daily cycle of farm chores and the maintenance of their homesteads. It is a place where the economy remains tied to the soil, and the character of the people is shaped by the necessity of preparing for long, demanding winters that demand both self-reliance and a quiet resilience.

About This Glover Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glover, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.706943, -72.186915. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Glover includes the ZIP code (05839), telephone area code (802), county seat of Orleans County (Newport), and school district assignment (Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.