Killington, Vermont — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Killington, Rutland County.
| City | Killington |
| State | Vermont (VT) |
| County | Rutland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.677568 |
| Longitude | -72.779825 |
| Population | 861 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Killington is a locality in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 861. Killington is located at 43.6776°N, 72.7798°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05751.
Killington rises from the Green Mountains, a landscape of sharp, verdant peaks that soften into rolling slopes under the vast Vermont sky. It lies 46.6 miles east-north-east of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 63°T), and is situated 10.7 miles east-north-east of Rutland. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crispness, a clean scent of pine and damp earth that seems to scrub the lungs with each breath. Summer paints the mountains in a thousand shades of green, from the dark, almost black needles of spruce to the luminous chartreuse of new birch leaves, while winter descends with a hushed, white blanket, transforming the terrain into a sculptor's dream of drifts and sculpted snow. Even in the warmer months, a persistent coolness lingers, a reminder of the altitude and the mountain’s inherent power to hold onto its frost. The very contours of the land suggest an ancient, slow force, a patient shaping by ice and water that predates human memory. The story of Killington is deeply entwined with the land’s capacity for both sustenance and recreation. For generations, the surrounding valleys and slopes were cleared for dairy farming, the rich soil yielding hay and pasture for contented herds, a quiet economy that left its mark in the scattered stone walls and the enduring scent of woodsmoke. More recently, the mountain itself has become the engine of Killington’s prosperity, its formidable slopes drawing crowds eager for the thrill of the descent, both on skis and snowboards in winter and on mountain bikes when the snow recedes. This dramatic shift has infused Killington with a dual character: a place that still holds the quiet dignity of its agricultural past, yet buzzes with a modern, international energy during its peak seasons, a testament to the enduring allure of its wild, untamed beauty.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Killington, Vermont with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Killington and Rutland County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Killington is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Killington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |