Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Lyme Town Forest
Lyme Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the east-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenyon Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Lyme
How to reach it
Coordinates43.85040, -72.12042
- 1.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 17.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 3 mi
- Balch Hill · 12 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 13 mi
- Norman Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kenyon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Moody Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Stonehouse Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 2.1 mi
- Acorn Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Stonehouse Mountain Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Robert G. Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Trout Pond Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Reeds Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Big Rock Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Chase Beach Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Lyme Common: 3.3 mi
- Orford Community Field: 3.5 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 5.9 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 55
- The Palisades: 4.4 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 5.0 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 5.5 mi
- Sawyers Ledge: 11.6 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
- North Thetford Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 3.3 mi
- Samuel Morey: 4.1 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 4.9 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 12.5 mi
- Bedell Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Tipping Rock: 15.6 mi
- Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 18
- Vermontasaurus: 6.9 mi
- Feral Seed: 12.7 mi
- Robert Frost: 12.9 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 13.0 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Glen Falls: 5.3 mi
- The Chutes: 7.1 mi
- The Chutes: 7.1 mi
- Waits River Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 16
- Chase Town Beach: 2.0 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 4.6 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 5.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 9.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Hughes Barn Museum: 5.6 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 7.0 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 12.7 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 13.2 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
Covered bridges: 10
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Flint Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Area 2: 7.3 mi
- Area 1: 7.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 12.7 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 17.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Lyme Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smarts Mountain | ESE 111° | 983 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Cube | ENE 63° | 873 m | 5.4 mi |
| Black Hill | E 83° | 793 m | 6.2 mi |
| Lampier Hill | E 98° | 722 m | 6.1 mi |
| North Peak | S 187° | 702 m | 8.1 mi |
| South Peak | S 188° | 693 m | 9.1 mi |
| Winslow Ledge | SSE 157° | 692 m | 5.5 mi |
| Smith Mountain | ESE 113° | 673 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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, 8 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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