Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Merriam Town Forest
Merriam Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Smith Hill stands 539 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Walpole
How to reach it
Coordinates43.02562, -72.36149
- 3.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 26.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 8 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 11 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 13 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Carpenter Hill: 0.6 mi
- Joslin Hill: 0.9 mi
- Hancock Peak: 1.0 mi
- Derry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Gilboa Mountain: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Trombley Town Forest: 1.0 mi
- Indian Arrowhead Forest Preserve: 2.9 mi
- March Town Forest: 2.9 mi
- Chase-Graf Town Forest: 3.0 mi
- Bertin Town Forest: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Surry Mountain Lake: 2.3 mi
- Walpole Town Green: 5.0 mi
- American Legion Fields: 5.2 mi
- Sesame Street Pocket Park: 5.2 mi
- Old Stone Arch Bridge Park: 5.4 mi
Museums: 26
- Walpole Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Colony House Museum: 7.6 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 7.6 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 7.9 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 7.6 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 7.9 mi
- Oya Hill: 7.9 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 10
- Baseball: 7.6 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 7.6 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 7.7 mi
- Pizza Wings: 7.7 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 10
- Corona Beach: 8.7 mi
- Sunset Beach: 14.5 mi
- Ranger Beach: 19.0 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 20.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Mine Ledge: 1.8 mi
- Table Rock: 8.3 mi
- Mine Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Billings Fold: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 7
- Hall Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Old Mill Falls: 12.6 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 16.0 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 20.7 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 21.7 mi
- Gleason Falls: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 7.6 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 20.3 mi
- Stone Bridge: 21.9 mi
- TimberQuest: 23.9 mi
- Magic Mountain Ski Area: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 17.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 18.0 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 2.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 18.0 mi
- (seasonal): 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Merriam Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Hill | NE 44° | 539 m | 7.0 mi |
| Boynton Hill | E 84° | 529 m | 6.7 mi |
| Winch Hill | E 93° | 500 m | 7.2 mi |
| Moose Hill | NE 47° | 500 m | 7.3 mi |
| Derry Hill | N 2° | 498 m | 1.1 mi |
| Spaulding Hill | E 92° | 487 m | 5.8 mi |
| Prentice Hill | NNE 24° | 476 m | 6.7 mi |
| Eaton Hill | ENE 68° | 461 m | 8.4 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 | 07:18 | 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797275
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 12 mi
- Brattleboro · 16 mi
- Claremont · 24 mi
- Rindge · 26 mi
- Wilmington · 28 mi
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