Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Beech Hill Preserve
Beech Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Hurd Hill stands 555 m to the east-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Keene
How to reach it
Coordinates42.92790, -72.25782
- 9.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 23.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 8 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 12 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 12 mi
- stone post view · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beech Hill: 0.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Huggins: 1.9 mi
- Page Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Butterfly Park: 0.5 mi
- Church Street Pocket Park: 0.7 mi
- Patricia T. Russell Park: 0.8 mi
- Robin Hood Park: 0.8 mi
- Keene Unitarian Universalist Church: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Water Tower Lot: 0.6 mi
- Greater Goose Pond Forest: 2.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Canyon: 2.4 mi
- Allen Family Forest: 2.5 mi
- Keene Watershed Land: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 46
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 1.1 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 1.1 mi
- Oya Hill: 1.2 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 8.0 mi
Museums: 30
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 1.0 mi
- Bruder House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 1.0 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 1.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Mine Ledge: 6.7 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Billings Fold: 8.8 mi
- Black Precipice: 8.9 mi
- Mine Ledge: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 15
- Sunset Beach: 8.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 11.1 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.0 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 11
- Jennie B. Powers: 1.0 mi
- Aurora: 1.0 mi
- Pizza Wings: 1.0 mi
- Reaching: 1.1 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Falls Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 12.3 mi
- Royalston Falls: 14.7 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 15.7 mi
- Spirit Falls: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 10
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 1.1 mi
- Stone Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 23.3 mi
- Barrett House: 23.5 mi
- Barrett House: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.5 mi
- Hall Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 23.3 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- John Pierce Garden: 10.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 10.3 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 6.5 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 9.8 mi
- (seasonal): 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Beech Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurd Hill | ENE 63° | 555 m | 8.6 mi |
| Felt Hill | NE 48° | 532 m | 8.6 mi |
| Boynton Hill | N 11° | 529 m | 7.6 mi |
| Winch Hill | NNE 17° | 500 m | 6.7 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | N 4° | 487 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hardy Hill | ENE 61° | 487 m | 7.2 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | ESE 104° | 484 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sunset Hill | ESE 108° | 482 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797242
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 4 mi
- Brattleboro · 16 mi
- Rindge · 18 mi
- Gardner · 28 mi
- Gill · 29 mi
- Greenfield · 29 mi
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