Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Sutton Pines
Sutton Pines is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shadow Hill State Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates43.36008, -71.92974
- 3.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 17.5 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 6 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 26 mi
- Indian Ridge · 28 mi
- Norman Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Shadow Hill State Forest: 0.6 mi
- Sutton Town Forest & Wetland: 0.7 mi
- Sundell Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Seymour Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Black Mountain Forest: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Wadleigh State Park: 0.7 mi
- Winslow State Park: 3.7 mi
- Wilmot Town Ball Field: 3.8 mi
- Scytheville Park: 4.1 mi
- Timmy Patten Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Wadleigh Hill: 1.2 mi
- Porter Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rowell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 14.0 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 15.1 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 25
- Wadleigh State Beach: 0.9 mi
- Elkins Beach: 4.1 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 5.6 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 6.3 mi
- State Park Beach: 6.7 mi
Museums: 21
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 5.6 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 6.5 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 7.8 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 7.8 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 13
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 12.2 mi
- Uranus: 22.1 mi
- Neptune: 22.2 mi
- Pluto: 22.3 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Pollard Mills Falls: 12.3 mi
- Gleason Falls: 15.0 mi
- Profile Falls: 17.4 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 19.1 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 7
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 19.6 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 22.0 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 22.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 22.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 2.0 mi
- The Bulkhead: 9.0 mi
- The Ledges: 21.4 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 4.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Botanical Garden: 22.2 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 11.4 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 11.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 12.8 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Sutton Pines. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | ENE 66° | 891 m | 4.0 mi |
| Summit | WSW 246° | 828 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | WSW 243° | 824 m | 7.6 mi |
| South Peak | WSW 242° | 794 m | 7.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 76° | 774 m | 3.3 mi |
| Little Mountain | ENE 76° | 710 m | 4.4 mi |
| North Peak | WSW 250° | 692 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bald Sunapee | SW 225° | 632 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:29 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797579
Day trips start here
- New London · 5 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 14 mi
- Franklin · 15 mi
- Tilton · 18 mi
- Orange · 20 mi
- Claremont · 21 mi
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