Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Great Hollow Forest
Great Hollow Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. North Peak stands 702 m to the northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Easement, a park 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hanover
How to reach it
Coordinates43.67934, -72.24107
- 2.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Ridge · 2 mi
- Norman Overlook · 2 mi
- Balch Hill · 3 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Conservation Easement: 0.2 mi
- Hayes Farm Park: 1.6 mi
- Costello Memorial Field: 2.0 mi
- Tenney Park: 2.3 mi
- Irene A. Decato Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Nicole Cormen Memorial Conservation Area at Rix Ledges: 0.5 mi
- Zeev Darer Memorial Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Signal Hill Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Greensboro Ridge Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Rix Ledges: 0.7 mi
- Mount Support: 0.8 mi
- Hayes Hill: 1.3 mi
- Signal Hill: 1.4 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.8 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Bouldering: 0.4 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 9.8 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 10.5 mi
- The Palisades: 16.8 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 36
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 1.5 mi
- Cummings Dam: 2.5 mi
- Pest House: 3.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 3.7 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 25
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 3.3 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 5.3 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 7.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.0 mi
Museums: 21
- Hood Museum of Art: 2.8 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 3.5 mi
- Main Street Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Shaker Museum: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 18
- The Wrecker: 1.6 mi
- Refuge: 2.8 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 2.8 mi
- Perdido: 2.8 mi
- Fountain Figure: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Litte Dog Falls: 7.9 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 8.0 mi
- The Chutes: 9.5 mi
- The Chutes: 9.5 mi
- Sumner Falls: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Tipping Rock: 2.4 mi
- Lyman Point: 4.3 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 4.4 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 9.6 mi
Covered bridges: 14
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 7.6 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 10.6 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Canillas Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 3.0 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Area 1: 8.8 mi
- Area 2: 9.3 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 6.7 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 9.8 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Great Hollow Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | NE 53° | 702 m | 6.3 mi |
| South Peak | ENE 59° | 693 m | 5.5 mi |
| Snow Mountain | SSE 159° | 570 m | 8.1 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SSE 157° | 552 m | 6.9 mi |
| Montcalm Hill | SE 138° | 536 m | 8.5 mi |
| Griggs Mountain | WNW 298° | 518 m | 7.4 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | SE 140° | 515 m | 5.2 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 51° | 503 m | 6.7 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 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Hanover · 3 mi
- Lebanon · 3 mi
- White River Junction · 4 mi
- Norwich · 5 mi
- Quechee · 9 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 14 mi
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