Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Hanover Town Forest
Hanover Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Moose Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hanover
How to reach it
Coordinates43.73727, -72.12237
- 3.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 13.3 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 6 mi
- Balch Hill · 7 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 8 mi
- Norman Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Moose Mountain: 0.8 mi
- North Peak: 0.9 mi
- South Peak: 1.6 mi
- Holts Ledge: 2.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Tunis Brook Mill Lot: 0.8 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 0.8 mi
- Plummer Tract: 1.2 mi
- Britton Forest: 1.3 mi
- McKinley Tract: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Goose Pond Park: 1.9 mi
- Costello Memorial Field: 5.2 mi
- Lyme Common: 5.3 mi
- Hayes Farm Park: 5.6 mi
- Wilson's Landing: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Holt's Ledge: 3.1 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 3.4 mi
- Bouldering: 6.9 mi
- The Palisades: 12.1 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 35
- The Bill Farm: 2.6 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 5.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 7.5 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 7.9 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 23
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 2.0 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 3.9 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 6.5 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 7.5 mi
Museums: 21
- Canaan Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 7.5 mi
- Shaker Museum: 8.2 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 8.6 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 18
- Feral Seed: 8.3 mi
- Robert Frost: 8.4 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 8.5 mi
- D₂D: 8.5 mi
- Perdido: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 16
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Tipping Rock: 9.4 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 11.3 mi
- Lyman Point: 11.4 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- The Chutes: 8.5 mi
- The Chutes: 8.6 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 9.9 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.1 mi
- Glen Falls: 12.8 mi
Covered bridges: 12
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 7.5 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 8.3 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Area 1: 8.4 mi
- Area 2: 8.6 mi
- Hippy Hill: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 13.8 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 15.2 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 21.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Hanover Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smarts Mountain | NE 36° | 983 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lampier Hill | NE 41° | 722 m | 9.2 mi |
| Thompson Hill | E 83° | 709 m | 6.6 mi |
| North Peak | WSW 258° | 702 m | 0.9 mi |
| South Peak | SW 225° | 693 m | 1.6 mi |
| Winslow Ledge | NE 40° | 692 m | 3.5 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNE 25° | 673 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mudgetts Pond Hill | ENE 73° | 658 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 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–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 8 mi away.
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