Prospect Hill Forest
Prospect Hill Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 360 m. Osgood Hill stands 681 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Marsh Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 10.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hancock
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 15.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 22 mi
- Eagles Nest · 23 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 24 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carpenter Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
- Welch Family Farm& Forest: 0.7 mi
- John Kulish Forest: 0.9 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Ball Hill: 0.8 mi
- Goodhue Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Skatutakee Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Norway Hill: 2.5 mi
- Moose Brook Park: 1.7 mi
- Hancock Common: 1.9 mi
- Gregg Lake Beach Park: 3.4 mi
- Sawyer Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 14.4 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 14.7 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 8.5 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 8.6 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 13.2 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 14.5 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 14.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 5.5 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 6.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 6.3 mi
- Ranger Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 12.8 mi
- Armillary: 6.7 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 8.6 mi
- Pizza Wings: 14.4 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 14.5 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 14.5 mi
- Brennan Falls: 8.6 mi
- Bonner Falls: 10.5 mi
- Gleason Falls: 10.6 mi
- Senter Falls: 13.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 16.8 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 14.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 14.9 mi
- Barrett House: 18.2 mi
- Barrett House: 18.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 18.7 mi
- Billings Fold: 10.6 mi
- Black Precipice: 10.9 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Mine Ledge: 17.2 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Falcon Spring: 10.7 mi
- (seasonal): 14.6 mi
- River Road Spring: 16.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.9 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 6.7 mi
- Noahs Ark: 8.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Wright Grove: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Prospect Hill Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osgood Hill | W 272° | 681 m | 4.7 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | E 88° | 630 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 326° | 617 m | 2.3 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | SW 221° | 609 m | 2.4 mi |
| Thumb Mountain | SW 236° | 603 m | 2.7 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | WNW 284° | 595 m | 5.4 mi |
| Dakin Hill | WNW 300° | 595 m | 7.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 335° | 592 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:31 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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