Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Maynard Forest
Maynard Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Brooks Hill stands 586 m to the east-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Webster Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Monadnock Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates42.99519, -72.28081
- 7.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 24.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 11 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 12 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 13 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Webster Hill: 0.8 mi
- Bingham Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bear Den Hill: 2.4 mi
- Spaulding Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Greater Goose Pond Forest: 1.2 mi
- Surry Mountain Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Greater Goose Pond Forest: 2.1 mi
- Bear's Den Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Chase-Graf Town Forest: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Surry Mountain Lake: 2.3 mi
- American Legion Fields: 2.5 mi
- Old Stone Arch Bridge Park: 2.6 mi
- Sesame Street Pocket Park: 3.0 mi
- Otter Brook Beach: 3.3 mi
Museums: 29
- Colony House Museum: 4.3 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 4.4 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 4.6 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 4.2 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 4.7 mi
- Oya Hill: 4.8 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Falls Brook Falls: 12.7 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 13.6 mi
- Gleason Falls: 19.4 mi
- Royalston Falls: 19.4 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 11
- Johnathan Daniels: 4.3 mi
- Baseball: 4.3 mi
- Pizza Wings: 4.4 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 4.4 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 10
- Sunset Beach: 10.0 mi
- Corona Beach: 11.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 14.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.0 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Mine Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Table Rock: 12.3 mi
- Billings Fold: 12.7 mi
- Black Precipice: 12.8 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Hall Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- John Pierce Garden: 12.7 mi
- Noahs Ark: 13.5 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 3
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 4.3 mi
- Stone Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 2.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 13.6 mi
- (seasonal): 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Maynard Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Hill | ENE 67° | 586 m | 7.7 mi |
| Smith Hill | N 6° | 539 m | 7.2 mi |
| Locke Hill | NE 48° | 535 m | 7.5 mi |
| Felt Hill | E 82° | 532 m | 7.6 mi |
| Boynton Hill | NE 43° | 529 m | 3.9 mi |
| Joslin Hill | NE 46° | 529 m | 6.6 mi |
| Frost Hill | NE 52° | 518 m | 6.3 mi |
| Winch Hill | ENE 61° | 500 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 9 mi
- Brattleboro · 17 mi
- Rindge · 22 mi
- Claremont · 27 mi
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