Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot
Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cemetery Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.42872, -72.11295
- 1.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 20.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 8 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 16 mi
- Indian Ridge · 19 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cemetery Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mica Mine Hill: 0.9 mi
- Pennyroyal Hill: 1.3 mi
- Trow Hill: 1.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Pat Sawyer Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Veterans Field: 3.0 mi
- Coffin Park: 3.3 mi
- Hames Park: 3.3 mi
- Ben Mere Park: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Wendell Marsh: 3.0 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Wendell Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 3.7 mi
- Johnson Easement: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 9.3 mi
- naval gun: 11.9 mi
- civil war: 11.9 mi
- naval gun: 11.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 13.7 mi
Museums: 26
- Sunapee Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 3.4 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 5.3 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 6.5 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 25
- Croydon Town Beach: 1.9 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 2.3 mi
- Dewey Beach: 2.8 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 5.4 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 18
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 5.4 mi
- The Wrecker: 17.5 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 20.6 mi
- Refuge: 20.8 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pollard Mills Falls: 6.9 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 11.4 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 11.5 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 16.1 mi
- Sumner Falls: 16.3 mi
Covered bridges: 7
- Cillryville Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 12.0 mi
- The Bulkhead: 14.8 mi
- Bouldering: 18.8 mi
- The Ledges: 22.3 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 6.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 20.6 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- Willard Covered Bridge: 16.4 mi
- Tipping Rock: 17.3 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 17.4 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 18.3 mi
- Lyman Point: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 2.8 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 14.2 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 15.9 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | NW 305° | 842 m | 6.5 mi |
| Croydon Peak | NW 304° | 841 m | 6.5 mi |
| Summit | SSE 166° | 828 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | SSE 164° | 824 m | 8.5 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | NW 317° | 800 m | 6.7 mi |
| Melvin Hill | NE 43° | 698 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 165° | 692 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NE 44° | 667 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1393342500
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 4 mi
- New London · 6 mi
- Claremont · 12 mi
- Cornish · 13 mi
- Windsor · 14 mi
- Lebanon · 16 mi
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