Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Benson Lot
Benson Lot is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Moulton Trail, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Plainfield
How to reach it
Coordinates43.56784, -72.25563
- 4.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 7 mi
- Indian Ridge · 8 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 8 mi
- Norman Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Moulton Trail: 0.4 mi
- Helen Woodruff Smith Bird Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- French's Ledges: 1.4 mi
- Farnum Lot Trails: 1.9 mi
- Townsend Lot: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Morgan Hill: 1.1 mi
- Colby Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ladieu Hill: 1.7 mi
- Frenchs Ledge: 2.1 mi
- Cotton Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Logan Field: 4.9 mi
- Victor Hewes Memorial Field: 5.0 mi
- Colburn Park: 5.2 mi
- Pocket Park: 5.2 mi
- Riverside Community Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Pest House: 4.4 mi
- King's Highway: 4.5 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 5.1 mi
- Cummings Dam: 5.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 6.0 mi
Museums: 27
- Main Street Museum: 6.5 mi
- Shaker Museum: 6.6 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 8.6 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 26
- Shakoma Beach: 6.6 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 7.3 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 7.3 mi
- North Cove Beach: 7.5 mi
- East Cove Beach: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Wrecker: 6.4 mi
- Refuge: 9.3 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 9.4 mi
- Fountain Figure: 9.4 mi
- Perdido: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Litte Dog Falls: 6.1 mi
- Sumner Falls: 6.2 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 6.3 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 12.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 12
- Willard Covered Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Tipping Rock: 5.8 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 6.4 mi
- Lyman Point: 6.4 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 16.9 mi
Covered bridges: 12
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 5.1 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Bouldering: 8.1 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 16.5 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 16.9 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 20.9 mi
- The Bulkhead: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Canillas Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 9.9 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 17.2 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Area 1: 16.5 mi
- Area 2: 17.0 mi
- Hippy Hill: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 5.9 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 10.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Benson Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | SSE 163° | 842 m | 6.2 mi |
| Croydon Peak | SSE 163° | 841 m | 6.2 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | SSE 151° | 800 m | 5.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | E 86° | 641 m | 6.5 mi |
| Stowell Hill | SSE 163° | 620 m | 4.7 mi |
| Snow Mountain | E 88° | 570 m | 3.7 mi |
| Methodist Hill | ENE 68° | 552 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hyde Hill | SSE 148° | 549 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1387390626
Day trips start here
- Lebanon · 5 mi
- White River Junction · 6 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 8 mi
- Cornish · 9 mi
- Hanover · 9 mi
- Windsor · 9 mi
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