Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Horne Town Forest
Horne Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Sawyer Hill stands 555 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dogwood Island, a park 0.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hopkinton
How to reach it
Coordinates43.24588, -71.68160
- 2.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 7.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 8.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dogwood Island: 0.1 mi
- Park Avenue Field: 2.1 mi
- George Park: 2.2 mi
- Riverway Park: 2.2 mi
- Houston Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Bohanan Farm East: 0.3 mi
- Bohanan Farm West: 1.1 mi
- Mast Yard State Forest: 1.1 mi
- Allen State Forest: 1.3 mi
- Dustin Conservation Easement: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.8 mi
- Chase Hill: 0.9 mi
- Ox Pond Hill: 1.6 mi
- Gould Hill: 2.0 mi
- Horse Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Boudreau Square: 4.7 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 5.5 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 25
- Riverland Beach: 5.7 mi
- White Sands Beach: 11.7 mi
- Lagace Beach: 14.7 mi
- Griffin Beach: 15.3 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 15.5 mi
Museums: 24
- Little Nature Museum: 1.8 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 7.1 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 7.5 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 15
- John Gilbert Winant: 7.7 mi
- Uranus: 7.7 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 7.7 mi
- Neptune: 7.7 mi
- John Parker Hale: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 10
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 7.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Gleason Falls: 15.5 mi
- Steeles Falls: 18.7 mi
- Brennan Falls: 19.2 mi
- Senter Falls: 21.7 mi
- Profile Falls: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Canterbury Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Raymond Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Baker Ledge: 13.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 14.5 mi
- The Bulkhead: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Vegetable Garden: 12.5 mi
- Botanical Garden: 12.6 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 19.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
- River Road Spring: 18.0 mi
- Huckins Spring: 18.8 mi
- (seasonal): 19.4 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Newhall Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Horne Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Hill | NW 315° | 555 m | 10.3 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | W 272° | 552 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mink Hills | W 276° | 496 m | 8.8 mi |
| Craney Hill | SW 222° | 420 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Hunger | SW 221° | 405 m | 9.8 mi |
| Liberty Hill | WSW 252° | 362 m | 9.5 mi |
| Clark Hill | W 269° | 341 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wadsworth Hill | WSW 245° | 322 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopkinton Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1396074908
Day trips start here
- Concord · 7 mi
- Franklin · 14 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 14 mi
- Tilton · 14 mi
- Hooksett · 15 mi
- New London · 19 mi
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