Nature reserve · New Hampshire
March Town Forest
March Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Smith Hill stands 539 m to the east-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnett Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Walpole
How to reach it
Coordinates43.06517, -72.38151
- 2.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 5 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 13 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 15 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barnett Hill: 0.8 mi
- Ramsey Hill: 1.3 mi
- Eaton Hill: 1.6 mi
- Kingsbury Hill: 1.6 mi
- Marvin Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Bertin Town Forest: 1.0 mi
- Walpole Reservoir Town Forest: 1.7 mi
- Cranberry Meadow Nature Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Trombley Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Academy Ravine: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Walpole Town Green: 2.5 mi
- Frank W. Whitcomb Recreational Park: 2.9 mi
- Went Hubbard Park: 3.5 mi
- Drewsville Village Green: 4.4 mi
- Surry Mountain Lake: 4.8 mi
Museums: 25
- Walpole Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Frank Adams Grist Mill: 5.6 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Canal Street Museum: 5.8 mi
- Alstead Historical Society: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 10.5 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 10.8 mi
- Oya Hill: 10.8 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 16.3 mi
- civil war: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 11
- Baseball: 10.5 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 10.5 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 10.6 mi
- Pizza Wings: 10.6 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 10.6 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Hall Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Mine Ledge: 4.8 mi
- Table Rock: 5.5 mi
- Mine Ledge: 16.4 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Billings Fold: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Corona Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 16.6 mi
- Ranger Beach: 21.5 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 22.4 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 10.5 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 17.5 mi
- TimberQuest: 21.7 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 21.8 mi
- Site of Original Burton Snowboard Factory and Shop: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Old Mill Falls: 14.6 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 18.9 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 19.9 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 21.6 mi
- Gleason Falls: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 17.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 19.5 mi
- Noahs Ark: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 4.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 18.7 mi
- Falcon Spring: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of March Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Hill | ENE 69° | 539 m | 6.3 mi |
| Boynton Hill | ESE 104° | 529 m | 8.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | ENE 71° | 500 m | 6.7 mi |
| Derry Hill | SSE 148° | 498 m | 2.0 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | ESE 114° | 487 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNE 27° | 478 m | 7.3 mi |
| Prentice Hill | NE 48° | 476 m | 5.0 mi |
| Webster Hill | SE 129° | 459 m | 6.4 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797276
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 14 mi
- Brattleboro · 17 mi
- Claremont · 22 mi
- Brownsville · 28 mi
- Cornish · 28 mi
- Wilmington · 28 mi
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