West Burke Vermont Map

About West Burke, Vermont

West Burke is a locality in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 281. The population density is 228.9 people per km². West Burke is located at 44.6414°N, 71.9787°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. West Burke is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 05871.

West Burke emerges from the northern landscape as a quiet junction where the West Branch Passumpsic River carves a steady, silver path through the valley floor. It lies 56.7 miles east of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 79°T), and is situated 25.3 miles north-northwest of Littleton. The air here holds a crisp, perennial clarity, often cooling long before the sun dips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains. Hardwood stands provide a seasonal kaleidoscope of color, while the nearby Willoughby State Forest offers a dense, emerald expanse that invites a slow, deliberate exploration of the timbered ridges. Three miles to the east, the placid surface of Duck Pond reflects the shifting moods of the sky, serving as a silent anchor in a terrain defined by its rugged, landlocked grace.

West Burke maintains a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons, echoing a history rooted in the grit of early settlement and the persistent labor of the land. The economy remains tethered to the traditional cadence of the region, where the extraction of timber and the careful harvest of maple syrup define the seasonal cycle of its inhabitants. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, seen in the weathered facades of local structures and the steady, purposeful activity of those who work the soil. While Squabble Hollow lies in the distance and the South Shore Hiking Trail draws those who seek the solitude of the woods, the daily character of West Burke remains firmly fixed in the quiet, industrious spirit of a place that values the steady endurance of its people over the fleeting nature of modern haste.

About This West Burke Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Burke, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.641442, -71.978707. 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 West Burke includes the ZIP code (05871), telephone area code (802), county seat of Caledonia County (St. Johnsbury), and school district assignment.

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.