Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Honey Hill Conservation Area
Honey Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Monte Rosa stands 749 m to the east, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Honey Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Swanzey Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates42.84496, -72.28825
- 9.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 22.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 6 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 9 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 10 mi
- stone post view · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Honey Hill: 0.3 mi
- Hewes Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Caesar: 1.7 mi
- Bullard Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Marcy Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Richardson Park: 0.7 mi
- Town of Swanzey Ball Fields: 1.1 mi
- Mount Caesar Trails: 1.9 mi
- Keene Forestry Park: 4.1 mi
- Shadow Lake Park: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Tippin Rock Farm Conservation Easement: 1.2 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Forest: 2.7 mi
- Muster Field: 3.0 mi
- Mount Cresson Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Richmond Town Forest - Taylor-Newell Lot: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 5.4 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
Museums: 32
- Troy Station: 5.4 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- Bruder House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 5.6 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Troy Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Black Precipice: 9.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 9.1 mi
- Jacob Hill: 11.2 mi
- Mine Ledge: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 15
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 7.0 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 10.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 12.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 13
- Reaching: 5.6 mi
- Aurora: 5.7 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 6.0 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 6.0 mi
- Pizza Wings: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 12
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 6.1 mi
- Stone Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 17.5 mi
- Path Continues: 18.5 mi
- Path Continues: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Falls Brook Falls: 3.4 mi
- Royalston Falls: 9.2 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 10.0 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 10.2 mi
- Spirit Falls: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 8
- Noahs Ark: 11.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 12.3 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 21.6 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Hall Bridge: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 9.9 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 11.5 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Honey Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Rosa | E 85° | 749 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gap Mountain - South Peak | ESE 103° | 579 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Monadnock Mountain | SE 133° | 571 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gap Mountain - North Peak | ESE 102° | 561 m | 7.7 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | ENE 61° | 484 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sunset Hill | ENE 64° | 482 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bigelow Hill | E 88° | 472 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ESE 122° | 467 m | 7.9 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 | 07:17 | 15:32 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797065
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 2 mi
- Brattleboro · 14 mi
- Rindge · 16 mi
- Gardner · 24 mi
- Gill · 24 mi
- Greenfield · 24 mi
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