Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Cook Trails
Cook Trails is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New London Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.43268, -71.93643
- 2.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 20.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 9 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 24 mi
- Indian Ridge · 24 mi
- Norman Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Jones Hill: 0.8 mi
- Emery Hill: 1.3 mi
- Philbrick Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cross Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bog Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Scytheville Park: 1.0 mi
- Timmy Patten Park: 1.8 mi
- Wilmot Town Ball Field: 1.9 mi
- Pierce Park: 2.5 mi
- The Sargent Common: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Cassey Brook Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Langenau Forest: 1.2 mi
- Pound Woodland Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Two Brook Woods: 2.2 mi
- Webb Forest: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 13.7 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 14.4 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 14.6 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 26
- Elkins Beach: 1.0 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 3.3 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 5.1 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 6.6 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 6.8 mi
Museums: 20
- Potter Place Depot: 4.1 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.7 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 8.0 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Pollard Mills Falls: 13.6 mi
- Profile Falls: 13.8 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 14.9 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 14.9 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Baker Ledge: 5.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 6.1 mi
- The Ledges: 16.8 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 22.4 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 14.6 mi
- Tipping Rock: 22.5 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 22.9 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
- Lyman Point: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 2.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Botanical Garden: 23.1 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 8.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Cillryville Bridge: 3.4 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 7.4 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 12.8 mi
- The Wrecker: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 15.2 mi
- (seasonal): 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Cook Trails. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | SE 130° | 891 m | 5.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 140° | 774 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | SE 131° | 710 m | 6.1 mi |
| Melvin Hill | NNW 330° | 698 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | ENE 59° | 689 m | 5.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 65° | 689 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NNW 333° | 667 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bly Hill | SSW 211° | 614 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1394942659
Day trips start here
- New London · 3 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 11 mi
- Franklin · 15 mi
- Orange · 15 mi
- Tilton · 17 mi
- Claremont · 21 mi
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