Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Nathaniel & Ina Thurber Memorial Forest
Nathaniel & Ina Thurber Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Summit stands 828 m to the east-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Graves Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Valley Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.29546, -72.17643
- 6.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 24.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 7 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 17 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 20 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Graves Hill: 1.2 mi
- Thatcher Hill: 2.1 mi
- Page Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pikes Hill: 2.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Newport Water Department Land: 1.6 mi
- Gallop Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Lempster Town Forest: 3.2 mi
- Jessie Barton Memorial Forest: 4.1 mi
- R.H. Webb Forest Preserve (Dane Lot): 5.0 mi
Parks
- Ransom Tracey Park: 4.5 mi
- Newport Common: 4.9 mi
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 5.5 mi
- Newport Recreation Complex: 5.8 mi
- Sugar River Recreation Trail: 5.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 2.8 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 4.8 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 7.8 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 19
- State Park Beach: 6.7 mi
- Dewey Beach: 8.4 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 8.5 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 9.2 mi
- naval gun: 9.6 mi
- naval gun: 9.6 mi
- civil war: 9.6 mi
Covered bridges: 9
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Pollard Mills Falls: 3.0 mi
- Gleason Falls: 15.3 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 16.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 18.1 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 12.6 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 15.4 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 15.1 mi
- Table Rock: 17.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 21.3 mi
- Mine Ledge: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Wright Grove: 21.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 22.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 4.7 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 12.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Green Mountain Railroad: 20.9 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Nathaniel & Ina Thurber Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | ENE 76° | 828 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | E 80° | 824 m | 5.7 mi |
| South Peak | E 79° | 794 m | 6.2 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | ESE 104° | 756 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | ESE 114° | 734 m | 5.6 mi |
| Goves Mountain | SE 126° | 721 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bean Mountain | SSE 158° | 708 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SE 135° | 698 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1387108013
Day trips start here
- Claremont · 10 mi
- New London · 13 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 14 mi
- Cornish · 15 mi
- Windsor · 17 mi
- Brownsville · 19 mi
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