Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Otter Pond Forest
Otter Pond Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Hyland Hill stands 458 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is California Brook Natural Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Chesterfield
How to reach it
Coordinates42.88508, -72.39760
- 3.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 19.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 1 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 4 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 4 mi
- stone post view · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- California Brook Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Pierce Island State Park: 3.1 mi
- Horatio Colony Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Friedsam Town Forest: 3.7 mi
- Muster Field: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Ware's Grove Town Beach: 2.6 mi
- North Shore Town Beach: 3.6 mi
- Horatio Colony Trust: 3.9 mi
- Shadow Lake Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Pistareen Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 3.4 mi
- West Hill: 4.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Oya Hill: 6.5 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 6.6 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 6.9 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 8.4 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 11.4 mi
Museums: 28
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 6.1 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 6.6 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 6.6 mi
- Bruder House Museum: 6.7 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Mine Ledge: 7.3 mi
- Mine Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Black Precipice: 14.6 mi
- Billings Fold: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 13
- Reaching: 6.6 mi
- Aurora: 6.7 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 6.7 mi
- Baseball: 6.7 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 13
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 11.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 16.0 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 16.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 17.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 12
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 6.9 mi
- Stone Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 18.9 mi
- Path Continues: 21.5 mi
- Path Continues: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Old Mill Falls: 4.7 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 9.5 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 10.9 mi
- Royalston Falls: 14.0 mi
- Hobo Falls: 15.3 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Hall Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Noahs Ark: 17.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 17.1 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Wright Grove: 9.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Falcon Spring: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Catamount: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Otter Pond Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyland Hill | N 7° | 458 m | 5.2 mi |
| Franklin Mountain | SSE 146° | 434 m | 4.6 mi |
| Davis Hill | WSW 242° | 432 m | 4.5 mi |
| Attleboro Mountain | SSE 149° | 427 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | WSW 244° | 419 m | 3.4 mi |
| Grays Hill | NNE 17° | 418 m | 6.2 mi |
| Scott Mountain | SSE 156° | 410 m | 8.4 mi |
| Willard Mountain | SSE 153° | 408 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:33 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1410346056
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 6 mi
- Brattleboro · 8 mi
- Rindge · 22 mi
- Gill · 23 mi
- Greenfield · 23 mi
- Wilmington · 24 mi
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