Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Hooper Forest
Hooper Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Smith Hill stands 539 m to the east, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Company Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Walpole
How to reach it
Coordinates43.09646, -72.39951
- 1.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 3 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 16 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 17 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Water Company Town Forest: 0.2 mi
- Walpole Reservoir Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Paap Wetland Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Mill Pond Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Academy Ravine: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Eaton Hill: 1.0 mi
- Ramsey Hill: 1.1 mi
- Rice Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Hitchcock Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cheney Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Went Hubbard Park: 1.4 mi
- Frank W. Whitcomb Recreational Park: 1.7 mi
- Walpole Town Green: 1.9 mi
- Drewsville Village Green: 2.2 mi
- Hetty Green: 3.4 mi
Museums: 27
- Walpole Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Frank Adams Grist Mill: 3.3 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Canal Street Museum: 3.5 mi
- Alstead Historical Society: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 12.8 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 13.1 mi
- Oya Hill: 13.2 mi
- civil war: 15.3 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Johnathan Daniels: 12.8 mi
- Baseball: 12.8 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 12.9 mi
- Pizza Wings: 12.9 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 13.0 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Hall Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Old Mill Falls: 16.4 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 18.6 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 20.2 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 21.2 mi
- Gleason Falls: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Table Rock: 3.1 mi
- Mine Ledge: 7.1 mi
- Mine Ledge: 18.0 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Billings Fold: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 12.8 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 15.2 mi
- TimberQuest: 20.0 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 20.1 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 5
- Corona Beach: 4.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 18.5 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
- Ranger Beach: 23.6 mi
- State Park Beach: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Blue Star Garden: 14.6 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 21.5 mi
- Noahs Ark: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 7.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 18.5 mi
- Falcon Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Hooper Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Hill | E 89° | 539 m | 6.8 mi |
| Moose Hill | E 90° | 500 m | 7.3 mi |
| Derry Hill | SSE 153° | 498 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NE 44° | 478 m | 6.1 mi |
| Prentice Hill | ENE 76° | 476 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | E 81° | 457 m | 7.8 mi |
| Surry Mountain | SE 131° | 455 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hancock Peak | SSE 162° | 445 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797334
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 17 mi
- Brattleboro · 19 mi
- Claremont · 20 mi
- Cornish · 25 mi
- Brownsville · 26 mi
- Windsor · 27 mi
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