Greensboro Ridge Natural Area
Greensboro Ridge Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. North Peak stands 702 m to the east-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hanover Conservancy
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 20.1 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 20.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Balch Hill · 1 mi
- Norman Overlook · 1 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 1 mi
- Indian Ridge · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 0.3 mi
- Angelo Tanzi Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Ivy Pointe Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Mink Brook Nature Reserve: 1.3 mi
- Great Hollow Forest: 1.6 mi
- Velvet Rocks: 0.5 mi
- Balch Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Support: 1.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.0 mi
- Rix Ledges: 2.1 mi
- College Park: 1.4 mi
- Tenney Park: 1.4 mi
- Maffei Arts Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Garipay: 1.5 mi
- Conservation Easement: 1.5 mi
- Bouldering: 1.4 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 10.4 mi
- The Palisades: 15.8 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 19.2 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 0.9 mi
- Cummings Dam: 3.8 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 4.6 mi
- Pest House: 4.6 mi
- Vermont Gateway to Green Mountain State: 4.7 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 2.1 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 6.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 8.2 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 8.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.6 mi
- Robert Frost: 1.4 mi
- Perdido: 1.4 mi
- Feral Seed: 1.5 mi
- Refuge: 1.5 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 1.5 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 2.4 mi
- Main Street Museum: 4.5 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Shaker Museum: 7.8 mi
- Tipping Rock: 3.3 mi
- Lyman Point: 4.4 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 4.6 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 8.7 mi
- The Chutes: 8.1 mi
- The Chutes: 8.1 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 9.5 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 9.5 mi
- Sumner Falls: 11.2 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 1.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.9 mi
- Area 1: 7.4 mi
- Area 2: 7.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Hippy Hill: 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 7.0 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 8.6 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Greensboro Ridge Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | ENE 67° | 702 m | 6.4 mi |
| South Peak | ENE 75° | 693 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 51° | 593 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gile Mountain | NW 323° | 565 m | 7.8 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SSE 156° | 552 m | 8.5 mi |
| Griggs Mountain | WNW 290° | 518 m | 6.1 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | SE 142° | 515 m | 6.8 mi |
| Moose Mountain | ENE 64° | 503 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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