Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Powder Major's Forest
Powder Major's Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Cooper Hill stands 181 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for thr Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates43.16336, -70.96175
- 11.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Independence Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 23.6 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Land: 0.3 mi
- Bolstridge Forest: 0.7 mi
- Ellis Oyster River Reserve: 1.1 mi
- Hicks Hill Property: 1.1 mi
- Five Corners Reserve: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Dube Hill: 0.5 mi
- Demeritt Hill: 0.9 mi
- Beech Hill: 0.9 mi
- Hicks Hill: 1.2 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Tibbetts Field: 0.7 mi
- Demerritt Park: 1.1 mi
- Hayes Hill Playground: 1.5 mi
- Mills Hall Lawn: 2.6 mi
- Woodridge Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Thompson Monument: 2.3 mi
- 1906 Dedication Rock: 2.3 mi
- The Class of 1906: 2.4 mi
- Suutari Baker Memorial Bench;Peaper-Fillyaw Memorial Bench: 2.4 mi
- Benjamin Thompson Dedication Plaque: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire: 5.0 mi
- Stone School Museum: 5.9 mi
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 7.6 mi
- The Van Dame Museum and Reserch Cente: 7.7 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 43
- Nottingham Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Bennett's Bridge Beach: 12.8 mi
- Mary Waldron Beach: 13.2 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 15.1 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 30
- Wildcat Statue: 2.2 mi
- Conglomerate Rock Sculpture: 2.3 mi
- A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 2.4 mi
- Spider Statue: 2.4 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 25
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 1.7 mi
- MUB Garden: 2.5 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 17
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 1.6 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 3.4 mi
- Wagon: 5.1 mi
- New England Dragway: 10.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Hook Island Falls: 3.6 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 4.0 mi
- Second Falls: 4.0 mi
- Hayes Falls: 4.1 mi
- Packer's Falls: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 4.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 4.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 4.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 4.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 2.4 mi
- Front Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 9.2 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 9.2 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 14.2 mi
- Oil House: 14.3 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 14.3 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 18.7 mi
- Front Range Light: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 16.4 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 16.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Two Sisters Spring: 2.3 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 12.2 mi
- Lion's Spring: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Powder Major's Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Hill | WNW 282° | 181 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bumfagging Hill | WNW 286° | 169 m | 7.4 mi |
| Nippo Hill | WNW 301° | 165 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sunnyside Hill | NW 310° | 153 m | 6.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NW 318° | 152 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Misery | NW 305° | 151 m | 7.0 mi |
| Merry Hill | W 274° | 146 m | 6.3 mi |
| Isinglass Hill | WSW 240° | 137 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 2 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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