Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Marilyn's Woods
Marilyn's Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 473 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the south-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson-Clark Nature Reserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 0.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates44.26907, -71.71013
- 0.7 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 3.3 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 6.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 7 mi
- North Overlook · 14 mi
- Idlewilde View · 15 mi
- Elephant Head · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Johnson-Clark Nature Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Bethlehem Town Forest: 1.9 mi
- Bethlehem Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Bretzfelder Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Sleeping Astronomer Forest: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Lewis Hill: 1.0 mi
- Garnet Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Agassiz: 1.7 mi
- Scrag Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cleveland Mountain: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 53
- Artists Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Square Inch Wall: 6.4 mi
- Maggot Buttress: 6.4 mi
- Profile Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Hermit Haven: 6.4 mi
Parks: 48
- Gazebo Park: 1.1 mi
- Bethlehem Town Park and Playground: 1.4 mi
- Coffin Pond Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Dow Park: 3.4 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 45
- Bridesmaid Falls: 6.8 mi
- Bridalveil Falls: 7.5 mi
- Kinsman Flume: 8.5 mi
- Thirteen Falls: 9.2 mi
- Cloudland Falls: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 40
- Chutters: 4.0 mi
- Boise Rock: 8.2 mi
- Cog Railway Display: 8.4 mi
- The Basin: 10.3 mi
- Liberty Gorge: 11.5 mi
Museums: 21
- Franconia Heritage Museum: 3.4 mi
- Stone Iron Furnace Museum: 3.5 mi
- Littleton Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Robert Frost Museum: 4.5 mi
- Sugar Hill Sampler: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Mine Shaft: 9.8 mi
- Chase cellar hole: 13.2 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Moore Dam Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Zealand Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Eisenhower Memorial Area: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Boise Rock: 8.2 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- The Basin, West: 10.1 mi
- The Basin, East: 10.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 11.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Lac Littleton: 8.3 mi
- Liberty Spring: 11.0 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 19.9 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 19.9 mi
- Peabody Spring: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 3
- Tree Harp: 4.1 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 4.1 mi
- Sunflowers: 4.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mount Orne Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- School House Covered Bridge: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Lancaster Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Echo Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Marilyn's Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | SSE 156° | 1,600 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | SSE 159° | 1,551.12 m | 8.9 mi |
| North Lincoln | SSE 157° | 1,524 m | 8.6 mi |
| North Lafayette | SSE 156° | 1,519 m | 7.8 mi |
| South Twin Mountain | SE 126° | 1,491 m | 9.5 mi |
| North Twin Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,452 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,440 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Garfield | SE 139° | 1,345 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:23 | 16:11 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethlehem 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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