Nature reserve · New Hampshire

Greater Goose Pond Forest

Greater Goose Pond Forest from directly overhead

Greater Goose Pond Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Felt Hill stands 532 m to the east-northeast, 7.9 miles off. Connecticut River Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

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Operated by: City of Keene

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Coordinates42.96507, -72.27611

8.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
16.2 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
21.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
25.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Greater Goose Pond Forest: 0.7 mi
Beaver Brook Canyon: 0.8 mi
Greater Goose Pond Forest: 1.0 mi
Maynard Forest: 2.1 mi
Water Tower Lot: 2.2 mi

Parks

Ellis-Harrison Park: 1.2 mi
Old Stone Arch Bridge Park: 1.4 mi
American Legion Fields: 1.4 mi
North Street Park: 1.5 mi
Fuller Park: 1.5 mi

Peaks

Beech Hill: 2.8 mi
Bald Hill: 2.9 mi
Nims Hill: 2.9 mi
Webster Hill: 2.9 mi
The Pinnacle: 3.2 mi

Museums29

Colony House Museum: 2.3 mi
Cheshire Children's Museum: 2.4 mi
Horatio Colony Museum: 2.5 mi
Cheshire County Historical Society: 2.6 mi
Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 2.7 mi

Historic sites26

Keene Soldier's Monument: 2.2 mi
Gravity Foundation Monument: 2.6 mi
Oya Hill: 2.7 mi
Troy Civil War Memorial: 10.7 mi
Troy's Hero Memorial: 10.7 mi

Beaches13

Sunset Beach: 9.3 mi
Ranger Beach: 13.1 mi
Corona Beach: 13.4 mi
Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 15.2 mi
Sandy Beach: 15.3 mi

Artworks11

Johnathan Daniels: 2.2 mi
Baseball: 2.3 mi
Pizza Wings: 2.3 mi
Trinity Bicycle Shop: 2.3 mi
Jennie B. Powers: 2.4 mi

Waterfalls11

Falls Brook Falls: 10.7 mi
Old Mill Falls: 12.6 mi
Royalston Falls: 17.3 mi
Pulpit Falls: 17.6 mi
Gleason Falls: 20.3 mi

Cliffs8

Mine Ledge: 4.3 mi
Troy Cliffs: 10.3 mi
Billings Fold: 11.1 mi
Black Precipice: 11.2 mi
Table Rock: 14.2 mi

Covered bridges6

Hall Bridge: 16.0 mi
Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 19.7 mi
Scott Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi

Gardens3

John Pierce Garden: 11.6 mi
Noahs Ark: 12.2 mi
Washington Community Garden: 17.2 mi

Attractions2

Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 2.2 mi
Stone Bridge: 17.0 mi

Picnic sites2

Wright Grove: 3.8 mi
Newhall Recreation Area: 18.0 mi

Springs2

Falcon Spring: 12.0 mi
(seasonal): 19.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Greater Goose Pond Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Felt Hill	ENE 66°	532 m	7.9 mi
Boynton Hill	NNE 26°	529 m	5.5 mi
Joslin Hill	NE 34°	529 m	8.0 mi
Frost Hill	NE 38°	518 m	7.6 mi
Winch Hill	NE 37°	500 m	4.8 mi
Derry Hill	NW 321°	498 m	6.8 mi
Spaulding Hill	NNE 20°	487 m	4.2 mi
Hardy Hill	E 83°	487 m	7.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:53	18:24	19:01
June solstice	05:11	19:49	20:32
September equinox	06:37	18:11	18:48
December solstice	07:18	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	20	23	31	43	55	64	69	68	60	48	37	27
Precip in	3.1	2.8	3.4	3.4	3.8	4.4	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.9	3.5	3.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797267

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