Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Spencer Lot
Spencer Lot is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Croydon Mountain stands 842 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitney Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Plainfield
How to reach it
Coordinates43.54254, -72.29986
- 2.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 5 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 8 mi
- Indian Ridge · 9 mi
- Norman Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Whitney Hill: 0.7 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 0.9 mi
- Frenchs Ledge: 1.0 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 1.2 mi
- Ladieu Hill: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Farnum Lot Trails: 0.9 mi
- Townsend Lot: 1.2 mi
- French's Ledges: 1.4 mi
- Helen Woodruff Smith Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Moulton Trail: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Victor Hewes Memorial Field: 2.4 mi
- Cory Taber Park: 2.9 mi
- Path of Life Sculpture Garden: 5.4 mi
- Cornish Recreation and Education Area: 5.8 mi
- Field with Leanto: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 4.5 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 4.5 mi
- King's Highway: 5.8 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 6.4 mi
- Pest House: 6.5 mi
Museums: 27
- Cornish Colony Museum: 6.3 mi
- Main Street Museum: 7.5 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 8.2 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Shaker Museum: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 25
- West Cove A Beach: 8.9 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 9.0 mi
- East Cove Beach: 9.3 mi
- North Cove Beach: 9.4 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Wrecker: 8.4 mi
- Refuge: 11.0 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 11.0 mi
- Fountain Figure: 11.0 mi
- Perdido: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Sumner Falls: 4.3 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 8.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 9.0 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 9.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 12
- Willard Covered Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 7.3 mi
- Lyman Point: 7.4 mi
- Tipping Rock: 7.7 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 12
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Bouldering: 10.3 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 18.7 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 19.1 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 19.5 mi
- Baker Ledge: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Canillas Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 11.5 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 18.1 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 19.1 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Area 1: 18.3 mi
- Area 2: 18.8 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 5.9 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 11.2 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Spencer Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Mountain | SE 136° | 842 m | 5.8 mi |
| Croydon Peak | SE 136° | 841 m | 5.8 mi |
| Grantham Mountain | ESE 121° | 800 m | 5.6 mi |
| Stowell Hill | SE 127° | 620 m | 4.5 mi |
| Snow Mountain | ENE 72° | 570 m | 6.2 mi |
| Methodist Hill | ENE 61° | 552 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hyde Hill | ESE 110° | 549 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fernald Hill | S 184° | 490 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Hartland Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797549
Day trips start here
- Cornish · 6 mi
- Windsor · 6 mi
- Lebanon · 7 mi
- White River Junction · 7 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 9 mi
- Brownsville · 10 mi
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