Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Ransmeier Woods
Ransmeier Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Craney Hill stands 420 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimball Pond Recreation Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hopkinton
How to reach it
Coordinates43.19757, -71.67594
- On the Currier & Ives Trail
- 3.8 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kimball Pond Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Kimball Lake Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Riverway Park: 2.5 mi
- Elm Brook Park: 3.0 mi
- Houston Park: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Putney Hill: 0.7 mi
- Gould Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beech Hill: 1.6 mi
- Irish Hill: 1.8 mi
- Emerson Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Hawthorne Town Forest: 0.7 mi
- Smith Pond Bog Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Goodwin-Chandler State Forest: 1.5 mi
- Rollins Lot: 2.4 mi
- Bohanan Farm West: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Boudreau Square: 6.9 mi
- NH Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 7.0 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 7.4 mi
Museums: 25
- Little Nature Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 6.9 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 20
- Riverland Beach: 7.9 mi
- White Sands Beach: 10.0 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 14.8 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 17.7 mi
- Lagace Beach: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- John Gilbert Winant: 6.9 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 7.0 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 7.0 mi
- Daniel Webster: 7.0 mi
- John Parker Hale: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Everett Dam: 7.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.3 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Gleason Falls: 14.6 mi
- Brennan Falls: 16.4 mi
- Steeles Falls: 18.3 mi
- Senter Falls: 18.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Raymond Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Baker Ledge: 15.8 mi
- The Bulkhead: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hooksett Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Vegetable Garden: 14.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 14.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
- River Road Spring: 14.7 mi
- (seasonal): 19.4 mi
- Huckins Spring: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
- Hippy Hill: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Ransmeier Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craney Hill | WSW 242° | 420 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hunger | WSW 239° | 405 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Wallingford | SSW 199° | 364 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Dearborn | SSW 198° | 363 m | 9.8 mi |
| Liberty Hill | W 272° | 362 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cove Hill | SW 227° | 360 m | 9.9 mi |
| Chevy Hill | SSW 212° | 359 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mine Hill | SSW 201° | 354 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopkinton Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1396075625
Day trips start here
- Concord · 7 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 11 mi
- Hooksett · 13 mi
- Franklin · 17 mi
- Tilton · 17 mi
- Manchester · 18 mi
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