Nature reserve · Vermont
Lord State Forest
Lord State Forest is a nature reserve in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the east-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Widow Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.42037, -72.55113
- 5.5 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 11 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- Mt Tom · 15 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Widow Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hardy Hill: 1.1 mi
- Eagleshead: 1.1 mi
- Star Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bowen Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Hawks Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Little Ascutney State Wildlife Manage Area: 2.9 mi
- North Springfield Lake Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Weathersfield Center Historic District: 5.1 mi
- The Village Green: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Cornish Town Forest: 9.2 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Plainfield Sanctuary: 12.1 mi
- Unity Town Forest: 12.4 mi
- Eshqua Bog Natural Area: 12.6 mi
Museums: 31
- Cavendish Historical Society Museum: 4.0 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 6.3 mi
- Cornish Colony Museum: 9.1 mi
- President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Educational Center: 11.6 mi
- The Fort at No. 4: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Indian Stones: 2.0 mi
- The Gage Accident: 3.9 mi
- Former Salmond Covered Bridge Site: 4.1 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 5.3 mi
- Black River Academy Museum: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 19
- Smith's clothespin: 9.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Art Gallery: 18.8 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 19.4 mi
- The Wrecker: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Hidden Falls: 4.6 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 6.3 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 8.8 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 8.9 mi
- Buttermilk Upper Falls: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 13
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 20.7 mi
- Corona Beach: 21.1 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 22.6 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 22.7 mi
Covered bridges: 11
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 10
- Green Mountain Railroad: 10.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 18.6 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 18.8 mi
- Beast Mountain Coaster: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Blueberry Ledges: 11.6 mi
- Table Rock: 20.6 mi
- Deer Leap: 22.0 mi
- Lower Tier: 22.0 mi
- Upper Tier: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Blue Star Garden: 9.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 24.0 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 22.1 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Lord State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | ENE 72° | 954 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ascutney North | ENE 70° | 944 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ascutney South | ENE 77° | 880 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Moses | NNW 336° | 793 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 327° | 755 m | 6.9 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 346° | 750 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sawyer Rocks | W 281° | 717 m | 9.7 mi |
| Steadman Hill | SW 218° | 705 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:31 | 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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cavendish, 3 mi away.
- showy lady's slipper19 obs
- yellow lady's slipper12 obs
- Eastern Newt8 obs
- eastern white pine8 obs
- green bog orchid8 obs
- Chalk-fronted Corporal7 obs
- Azure Bluet7 obs
- Canadian bunchberry6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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