Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Hinsdale Town Forest
Hinsdale Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 383 m. Round Mountain stands 441 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.84679, -72.47463
- 0.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 4.3 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dort Knob Vista · 1 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 1 mi
- stone post view · 3 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Davis Hill: 0.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.2 mi
- Porter Hill: 1.3 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Bear Mountain State Forest: 1.1 mi
- Madame Sherri Forest: 2.6 mi
- Friedsam Town Forest: 3.5 mi
- Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Pierce Island State Park: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Ware's Grove Town Beach: 4.1 mi
- Hinsdale Town Park: 4.1 mi
- Millstream Waterfront Park: 4.2 mi
- Pliny Park: 4.3 mi
- Brattleboro Common: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Hinsdale Raceway: 3.7 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 8.3 mi
- Oya Hill: 11.2 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 11.3 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 11.6 mi
Museums: 31
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 4.2 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 4.5 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 11.2 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 11.3 mi
- Bruder House Museum: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Mine Ledge: 3.2 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Mine Ledge: 12.5 mi
- Table Rock: 12.7 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 14
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 11.6 mi
- Stone Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 16.4 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 19.1 mi
- rock overhang: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 13
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 12.9 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 17.4 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 18.2 mi
- The Ledges: 20.3 mi
- Sunset Beach: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 12
- Reaching: 11.3 mi
- Aurora: 11.4 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 11.4 mi
- Baseball: 11.4 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Old Mill Falls: 1.6 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 9.0 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 12.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 12.6 mi
- Royalston Falls: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Just Roots Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Noahs Ark: 21.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 21.3 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 5.6 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 10.9 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Hall Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 13.7 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Falcon Spring: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Hinsdale Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | W 275° | 441 m | 8.4 mi |
| Franklin Mountain | E 101° | 434 m | 6.6 mi |
| Davis Hill | N 358° | 432 m | 0.5 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | NE 34° | 419 m | 1.4 mi |
| East Mountain | SW 228° | 416 m | 8.2 mi |
| Scott Mountain | SE 125° | 410 m | 8.9 mi |
| Willard Mountain | ESE 120° | 408 m | 8.4 mi |
| West Hill | ENE 57° | 407 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797043
Day trips start here
- Brattleboro · 4 mi
- Swanzey · 10 mi
- Gill · 19 mi
- Greenfield · 19 mi
- Wilmington · 20 mi
- Charlemont · 21 mi
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