Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Olsen Family Forest
Olsen Family Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 400 m. Osgood Hill stands 681 m to the east-southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Boynton Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates43.04145, -72.21503
- 11.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 20.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 13 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 15 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 18 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Boynton Hill: 0.8 mi
- Winch Hill: 1.5 mi
- Frost Hill: 1.8 mi
- Wright Hill: 1.8 mi
- Joslin Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Allison Nims Piper Memorial Forest: 1.0 mi
- Winch Trust Town Forest: 1.7 mi
- Emerson Brook Forest: 1.9 mi
- John and Rosemarie Calhoun Family Forest: 2.2 mi
- Bear's Den Natural Area: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Otter Brook Beach: 5.2 mi
- Surry Mountain Lake: 5.6 mi
- American Legion Fields: 7.0 mi
- Ellis-Harrison Park: 7.1 mi
- Old Stone Arch Bridge Park: 7.1 mi
Museums: 30
- Colony House Museum: 8.3 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 8.4 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 8.4 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 8.1 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 8.6 mi
- Oya Hill: 8.7 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 12
- Sunset Beach: 8.9 mi
- Corona Beach: 10.3 mi
- Ranger Beach: 14.6 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 17.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Johnathan Daniels: 8.2 mi
- Pizza Wings: 8.2 mi
- Baseball: 8.2 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 8.3 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Gleason Falls: 14.9 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 15.8 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 18.2 mi
- Brennan Falls: 19.5 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Mine Ledge: 7.1 mi
- Table Rock: 12.8 mi
- Billings Fold: 13.5 mi
- Black Precipice: 13.7 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 15.4 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Hall Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 12.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 13.3 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 3
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 8.1 mi
- Stone Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 5.8 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 14.6 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 13.5 mi
- Falcon Spring: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Olsen Family Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osgood Hill | ESE 117° | 681 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pitcher Mountain | NE 48° | 653 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hodgeman Hill | NE 43° | 626 m | 4.4 mi |
| Jackson Hill | NNE 28° | 613 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dakin Hill | E 85° | 595 m | 4.3 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | ESE 110° | 595 m | 5.7 mi |
| Brooks Hill | E 93° | 586 m | 3.8 mi |
| Melville Hill | E 93° | 584 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:31 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1408432396
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 12 mi
- Brattleboro · 22 mi
- Rindge · 23 mi
- Claremont · 24 mi
- New London · 28 mi
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