Jenne Farm
Woodstock & Reading, Vermont · 1,427 ft
Red barns and a white farmhouse sit on an open hillside with stone walls running through the pasture in front of them. The maple woods on the slope behind turn before the pasture edge does, which gives the frame two color layers.
Typical peak
Oct 2 – Oct 10
Long range. Treat as a planning estimate only.
Best light
Best at sunrise
Crowds
high
Busy through peak. Be parked before sunrise or expect to walk in.
Getting there
Take VT Route 106 about 9 miles south of Woodstock to the dirt Jenne Road on the right, then park well off the roadway below the farm and shoot from the road.
What turns here
- sugar maple
- red maple
- white ash
Color progression
Typical peak Oct 6Typical color progression for Jenne Farm. No change from Aug 29 to Sep 15. First color from Sep 15 to Sep 24. Approaching peak from Sep 24 to Oct 2. Peak from Oct 2 to Oct 10. Past peak from Oct 10 to Oct 20. Bare from Oct 20 to Nov 3.
Color starts around Sep 15.
Light at peak
Jenne Farm on October 6, the day it typically peaks. Knowing when color arrives is one thing. Knowing where the sun will be is another.
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| First light (blue hour) Sun 6° below horizon | 6:24 AM |
| Sunrise Rises E · 96° | 6:53 AM |
| Morning golden hour ends 38 min of low, warm light | 7:31 AM |
| Solar noon Highest sun, flattest light | 12:38 PM |
| Evening golden hour starts 38 min before sunset | 5:45 PM |
| Sunset Sets W · 264° | 6:23 PM |
| Last light (blue hour) Sun 6° below horizon | 6:51 PM |
Times in America/New York · day length 11h 30m · computed from NOAA solar equations
Which way to point the camera
Sun rises E, sets W.
Aim within 45° of those and the canopy glows translucent. Turn your back to them for flat, accurate color.
Location pages name the light directly.
Shooting conditions
Glassy water, wind blur, and what the cloud will do to your light.
Recent reports
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