Children's Woods
Children's Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lacy Road Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Jaffrey
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 22.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 20 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 22 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 23 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lacy Road Town Forest: 0.3 mi
- Carey Park: 0.4 mi
- Carey Park: 0.6 mi
- Carey Park: 0.6 mi
- Cheshire Pond Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Humiston Park: 0.4 mi
- Town Common: 0.6 mi
- Howard Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Mountain Brook Reservoir Conservation Easement: 1.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 1.9 mi
- Whitcomb Hill: 0.6 mi
- Carter Hill: 1.2 mi
- Peabody Hill: 1.6 mi
- Woodbury Hill: 3.2 mi
- Jock Page Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 6.2 mi
- Armillary: 7.1 mi
- Clyde II: 8.8 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 13.1 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 13.7 mi
- New England Glassworks: 6.8 mi
- Troy WW1 Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 6.2 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 6.2 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- Troy Station: 8.2 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 1.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 1.6 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 1.8 mi
- Ranger Beach: 4.4 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 8.3 mi
- Barrett House: 9.1 mi
- Barrett House: 9.4 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 9.5 mi
- Stone Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 15.6 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
- Bonner Falls: 10.9 mi
- Royalston Falls: 12.9 mi
- Spirit Falls: 13.2 mi
- Doane's Falls: 14.2 mi
- Black Precipice: 5.6 mi
- Billings Fold: 5.7 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Jacob Hill: 11.9 mi
- Mine Ledge: 21.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 5.6 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 7.1 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 4.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 12.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 21.5 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 15.7 mi
- Wright Grove: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Children's Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | NW 311° | 965 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 308° | 790 m | 5.3 mi |
| Monte Rosa | NW 307° | 749 m | 5.6 mi |
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | NE 56° | 694 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | ENE 63° | 692 m | 8.3 mi |
| Holt Peak | E 79° | 623 m | 7.2 mi |
| Burton Peak | E 85° | 605 m | 6.7 mi |
| Temple Mountain | ENE 71° | 596 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797130
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