Jim and Evalyn Hornig Natural Area
Jim and Evalyn Hornig Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. North Peak stands 702 m to the east-southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Beryl Piper Little Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hanover Conservancy
How to reach it
- On the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 16.5 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 23.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Balch Hill · 3 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 5 mi
- Post Pond Overlook · 5 mi
- Norman Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beryl Piper Little Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Rinkier-Steele Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Trescott Water Supply Lands: 2.7 mi
- Ferguson Field: 2.9 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 3.2 mi
- Huntington Hill: 1.3 mi
- Blood Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Pinneo Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lords Hill: 1.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
- Wilson's Landing: 1.5 mi
- Kendal Riverfront Park: 2.7 mi
- Storrs Pond Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Union Village Dam Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Garipay: 3.6 mi
- Bouldering: 4.9 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 6.1 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 7.2 mi
- The Palisades: 11.6 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 15.8 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 4.7 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 5.0 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 5.1 mi
- The Bill Farm: 5.5 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.1 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 5.5 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 6.4 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 6.7 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 8.0 mi
- Feral Seed: 4.4 mi
- Robert Frost: 4.6 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 4.7 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 4.7 mi
- D₂D: 4.7 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Tipping Rock: 7.4 mi
- Lyman Point: 8.6 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 8.8 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 4.5 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 4.9 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 5.6 mi
- Main Street Museum: 8.7 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- The Chutes: 4.7 mi
- The Chutes: 4.7 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 11.6 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 11.6 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 11.8 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 8.4 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Area 1: 4.2 mi
- Area 2: 4.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Hippy Hill: 23.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 4.4 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 11.2 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Jim and Evalyn Hornig Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | ESE 108° | 702 m | 4.1 mi |
| South Peak | ESE 121° | 693 m | 4.3 mi |
| Winslow Ledge | ENE 77° | 692 m | 7.3 mi |
| Holts Ledge | ENE 76° | 643 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bear Hill | ENE 70° | 593 m | 5.3 mi |
| Gile Mountain | WNW 291° | 565 m | 7.1 mi |
| Griggs Mountain | WSW 258° | 518 m | 7.8 mi |
| High Peak | N 1° | 507 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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