Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Academy Ravine
Academy Ravine is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Smith Hill stands 539 m to the east, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Walpole Historical Society, a museum 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Walpole
How to reach it
Coordinates43.07676, -72.41816
- 0.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 4 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 14 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 15 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Walpole Town Green: 0.5 mi
- Frank W. Whitcomb Recreational Park: 1.0 mi
- Went Hubbard Park: 1.9 mi
- Drewsville Village Green: 3.8 mi
- Hetty Green: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Cranberry Meadow Nature Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Walpole Reservoir Town Forest: 0.6 mi
- Hubbard Farms Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Mill Pond Nature Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Bertin Town Forest: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Hooper Hill: 1.1 mi
- Ramsey Hill: 1.2 mi
- Kingsbury Hill: 1.3 mi
- Eaton Hill: 2.0 mi
- Barnett Hill: 2.4 mi
Museums: 27
- Walpole Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Frank Adams Grist Mill: 4.0 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum: 4.1 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Canal Street Museum: 4.3 mi
- Alstead Historical Society: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 12.1 mi
- Oya Hill: 12.5 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 12.5 mi
- civil war: 15.8 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Baseball: 12.1 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 12.1 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 12.2 mi
- Pizza Wings: 12.3 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 12.3 mi
Covered bridges: 9
- Hall Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Table Rock: 4.0 mi
- Mine Ledge: 6.4 mi
- Mine Ledge: 16.4 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 6
- Corona Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 18.6 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
- Ranger Beach: 23.4 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 12.1 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 15.8 mi
- TimberQuest: 19.7 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 19.8 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Old Mill Falls: 14.9 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 17.9 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 20.4 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 21.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- Blue Star Garden: 15.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 21.5 mi
- Noahs Ark: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 20.0 mi
- Falcon Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Wright Grove: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Academy Ravine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Hill | E 79° | 539 m | 7.9 mi |
| Windmill Mountain | W 260° | 499 m | 8.0 mi |
| Derry Hill | SE 130° | 498 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bemis Hill | WNW 282° | 488 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NE 42° | 478 m | 7.7 mi |
| Prentice Hill | ENE 65° | 476 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hyland Hill | SSE 168° | 458 m | 8.3 mi |
| Surry Mountain | ESE 115° | 455 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797213
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 16 mi
- Brattleboro · 17 mi
- Claremont · 21 mi
- Brownsville · 27 mi
- Cornish · 27 mi
- Wilmington · 27 mi
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