Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Grantham Town Forest
Grantham Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 502 m. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Lot, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Grantham
How to reach it
Coordinates43.53490, -72.17915
- 8.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 11 mi
- Indian Ridge · 11 mi
- Norman Overlook · 12 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Fisher Lot: 0.7 mi
- Leavitt Hill Wetland: 1.7 mi
- Snow Mountain Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Eastman Forest: 3.4 mi
- Henry Laramie Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Sargent Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hyde Hill: 2.1 mi
- Snow Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Grantham Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Dunbar Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Brookside Park: 2.7 mi
- Grantham Recreation Park: 4.4 mi
- Pat Sawyer Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Shaker Recreation Park: 5.9 mi
- Mascoma Lakeside Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 7.3 mi
- Pest House: 7.8 mi
- Cummings Dam: 8.4 mi
- King's Highway: 8.6 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 9.1 mi
Museums: 26
- Shaker Museum: 6.1 mi
- Main Street Museum: 10.6 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 11.2 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 24
- West Cove A Beach: 2.9 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 2.9 mi
- East Cove Beach: 3.2 mi
- North Cove Beach: 3.3 mi
- East Lake Beach: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Wrecker: 9.5 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 11.9 mi
- Refuge: 12.7 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 12.7 mi
- Fountain Figure: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Litte Dog Falls: 4.4 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 4.7 mi
- Sumner Falls: 10.3 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 13.6 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 14.0 mi
Covered bridges: 11
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Bouldering: 10.7 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 17.3 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 17.4 mi
- The Bulkhead: 18.5 mi
- Baker Ledge: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 8
- Tipping Rock: 9.2 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Lyman Point: 10.5 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 10.5 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Canillas Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 12.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 13.1 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Hippy Hill: 15.9 mi
- Area 1: 19.2 mi
- Area 2: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 10.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 18.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.2 mi
- (seasonal): 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Grantham Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | SSW 209° | 842 m | 4.2 mi |
| Croydon Peak | SSW 209° | 841 m | 4.2 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | SSW 207° | 800 m | 2.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NE 44° | 641 m | 3.8 mi |
| Stowell Hill | SW 229° | 620 m | 3.3 mi |
| Snow Mountain | N 356° | 570 m | 2.4 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | ESE 118° | 554 m | 7.5 mi |
| Methodist Hill | N 353° | 552 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797560
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 4 mi
- Lebanon · 8 mi
- Cornish · 11 mi
- White River Junction · 11 mi
- Windsor · 11 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
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