Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Mayor-Niles Forest
Mayor-Niles Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 448 m. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Britton Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hanover Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates43.73910, -72.15029
- 2.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 14.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 21.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 6 mi
- Balch Hill · 6 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 7 mi
- Norman Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Britton Forest: 0.3 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 0.6 mi
- Headwaters Forest: 0.8 mi
- Plummer Tract: 0.8 mi
- Hanover Town Forest: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- North Peak: 0.6 mi
- Moose Mountain: 0.7 mi
- South Peak: 1.3 mi
- Huntington Hill: 2.4 mi
- Lords Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Goose Pond Park: 3.1 mi
- Costello Memorial Field: 4.1 mi
- Hayes Farm Park: 4.5 mi
- Wilson's Landing: 4.7 mi
- Lyme Common: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Holt's Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 4.4 mi
- Bouldering: 5.8 mi
- The Palisades: 11.9 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 35
- The Bill Farm: 2.7 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 5.0 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 6.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 7.1 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 23
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 3.1 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 4.8 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 6.3 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 7.4 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 7.5 mi
Museums: 19
- Hughes Barn Museum: 6.6 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 7.3 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 8.2 mi
- Shaker Museum: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 18
- Feral Seed: 7.0 mi
- Robert Frost: 7.1 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 7.2 mi
- D₂D: 7.2 mi
- Perdido: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 16
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Tipping Rock: 8.4 mi
- Lyman Point: 10.3 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 10.5 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- The Chutes: 7.4 mi
- The Chutes: 7.4 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 10.1 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 10.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 12.5 mi
Covered bridges: 11
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 7.0 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Area 1: 7.2 mi
- Area 2: 7.4 mi
- Hippy Hill: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 12.8 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 13.8 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Mayor-Niles Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smarts Mountain | NE 45° | 983 m | 8.4 mi |
| Thompson Hill | E 85° | 709 m | 8.0 mi |
| North Peak | ESE 124° | 702 m | 0.6 mi |
| South Peak | S 170° | 693 m | 1.3 mi |
| Winslow Ledge | NE 55° | 692 m | 4.5 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NE 35° | 673 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mudgetts Pond Hill | ENE 77° | 658 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mousley Mountain | NNE 29° | 654 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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