Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Springfield Town Forest
Springfield Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 411 m. Grantham Mountain stands 800 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Springfield Town Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Springfield
How to reach it
Coordinates43.49926, -72.04448
- 4.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 19.8 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 12 mi
- Indian Ridge · 17 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 18 mi
- Norman Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hoyt Hill: 1.1 mi
- Philbrick Hill: 1.7 mi
- Shad Hill: 2.2 mi
- Melvin Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pillsbury Ridge: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Carter Brook Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Springfield Town Forest: 1.9 mi
- McDaniels Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Eastman Forest: 4.1 mi
- Woods Without Gile: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Gardner Memorial Wayside Park: 3.7 mi
- Brookside Park: 4.6 mi
- Clark Lookout: 5.5 mi
- Grantham Recreation Park: 5.6 mi
- Knights Hill Nature Park: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 44
- The Bulkhead: 11.4 mi
- Baker Ledge: 12.1 mi
- Bouldering: 16.1 mi
- The Ledges: 16.5 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 12.2 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Pest House: 14.1 mi
- Cummings Dam: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 27
- Springfield Town Beach: 0.6 mi
- South Cove Beach: 3.7 mi
- East Lake Beach: 3.7 mi
- East Cove Beach: 4.0 mi
- North Cove Beach: 4.2 mi
Museums: 20
- Sunapee Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 8.1 mi
- Shaker Museum: 9.8 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 10.2 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 16
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 11.4 mi
- The Wrecker: 15.4 mi
- Refuge: 18.5 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 18.5 mi
- Perdido: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Big Dog Falls: 7.9 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 8.0 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 12.5 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 12.9 mi
- Welton Falls: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 11.4 mi
- Tipping Rock: 15.4 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Lyman Point: 17.1 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 3.6 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.4 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Cillryville Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 6.6 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 18.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Hippy Hill: 9.3 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Area 1: 23.8 mi
- Area 2: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 16.6 mi
- (seasonal): 20.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Springfield Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantham Mountain | W 270° | 800 m | 8.0 mi |
| Melvin Hill | ENE 63° | 698 m | 2.4 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | ENE 64° | 667 m | 2.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 322° | 641 m | 6.6 mi |
| Aaron Ledge | NNE 27° | 608 m | 2.9 mi |
| Royal Arch Hill | SSE 160° | 593 m | 2.8 mi |
| Prescott Hill | NNE 24° | 568 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | S 190° | 554 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797629
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 5 mi
- New London · 7 mi
- Orange · 11 mi
- Lebanon · 14 mi
- Cornish · 16 mi
- Claremont · 17 mi
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