Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Muster Field
Muster Field is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Dickinson Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Swanzey
How to reach it
Coordinates42.88040, -72.32127
- 7.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 22.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 4 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 8 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 8 mi
- stone post view · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dickinson Memorial Forest: 0.3 mi
- Mount Cresson Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Horatio Colony Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- California Brook Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Honey Hill Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Caesar: 1.6 mi
- Mount Cresson: 1.9 mi
- West Hill: 2.5 mi
- Honey Hill: 3.1 mi
- Marcy Hill: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Shadow Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Mount Caesar Trails: 1.8 mi
- Horatio Colony Trust: 2.8 mi
- Richardson Park: 2.9 mi
- Keene Forestry Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Oya Hill: 3.7 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 3.8 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 4.3 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 7.9 mi
Museums: 31
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 3.7 mi
- Bruder House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 3.8 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Troy Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Mine Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Black Precipice: 10.8 mi
- Billings Fold: 10.8 mi
- Mine Ledge: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 15
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 9.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 12.4 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 13.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 13.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Reaching: 3.8 mi
- Aurora: 3.9 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 4.1 mi
- Baseball: 4.1 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Falls Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 8.4 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 11.3 mi
- Royalston Falls: 12.0 mi
- Spirit Falls: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 9
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 4.3 mi
- Stone Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 19.2 mi
- Path Continues: 20.8 mi
- Path Continues: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 6
- Noahs Ark: 13.1 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 13.3 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 23.2 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Hall Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 8.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Falcon Spring: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Muster Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Monadnock Mountain | SE 137° | 571 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bassett Hill | NE 51° | 472 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bigelow Hill | ESE 105° | 472 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hyland Hill | NNW 330° | 458 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hardy Hill | ENE 59° | 458 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kidder Hill | ENE 62° | 457 m | 8.4 mi |
| Horse Hill | ENE 57° | 455 m | 7.6 mi |
| Grassy Hill | SSE 151° | 446 m | 8.7 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 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797067
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 2 mi
- Brattleboro · 12 mi
- Rindge · 18 mi
- Gill · 25 mi
- Greenfield · 25 mi
- Charlemont · 27 mi
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