Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Greater Goose Pond Forest
Greater Goose Pond Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Boynton Hill stands 529 m to the northeast, 4.9 miles off. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Keene
How to reach it
Coordinates42.97861, -72.28391
- 7.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 25.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 10 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 12 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 13 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Greater Goose Pond Forest: 1.0 mi
- Maynard Forest: 1.2 mi
- Greater Goose Pond Forest: 1.5 mi
- Beaver Brook Canyon: 1.6 mi
- Chase-Graf Town Forest: 2.4 mi
Parks
- American Legion Fields: 1.4 mi
- Old Stone Arch Bridge Park: 1.6 mi
- Sesame Street Pocket Park: 2.0 mi
- Ellis-Harrison Park: 2.3 mi
- North Street Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Webster Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bear Den Hill: 2.9 mi
- Nims Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 3.2 mi
- Bingham Hill: 3.5 mi
Museums: 28
- Colony House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 3.3 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 3.4 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 3.1 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 3.6 mi
- Oya Hill: 3.6 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 11
- Johnathan Daniels: 3.2 mi
- Baseball: 3.2 mi
- Pizza Wings: 3.2 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 3.3 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 11
- Sunset Beach: 9.8 mi
- Corona Beach: 12.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 13.9 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 16.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Falls Brook Falls: 11.6 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 12.8 mi
- Royalston Falls: 18.3 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 18.4 mi
- Gleason Falls: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Mine Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Billings Fold: 12.0 mi
- Black Precipice: 12.1 mi
- Table Rock: 13.2 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Hall Bridge: 15.0 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- John Pierce Garden: 12.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 13.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 2.8 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 3.1 mi
- Stone Bridge: 17.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 12.9 mi
- (seasonal): 19.1 mi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Hill | NE 35° | 529 m | 4.9 mi |
| Joslin Hill | NE 41° | 529 m | 7.5 mi |
| Frost Hill | NE 45° | 518 m | 7.2 mi |
| Winch Hill | NE 49° | 500 m | 4.4 mi |
| Derry Hill | NW 318° | 498 m | 5.8 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | NNE 31° | 487 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hardy Hill | E 90° | 487 m | 7.7 mi |
| Parker Hill | ESE 108° | 481 m | 6.1 mi |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/450279191
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 8 mi
- Brattleboro · 16 mi
- Rindge · 21 mi
- Claremont · 28 mi
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