Thacher Memorial Forest
Thacher Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Juggernaut Pond Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New England Forestry Foundation
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 16.3 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 21 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 24 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 24 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Juggernaut Pond Forest: 0.5 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Skatutakee Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Thumb Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Norway Hill: 2.5 mi
- Ball Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cobb Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hancock Common: 1.7 mi
- Moose Brook Park: 2.1 mi
- Sawyer Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Gregg Lake Beach Park: 5.5 mi
- Teixeira Park: 5.7 mi
- Armillary: 4.7 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 6.9 mi
- Pizza Wings: 13.4 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 13.4 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 13.5 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Troy WW1 Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 6.9 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 7.0 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 12.9 mi
- Troy Station: 12.9 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 4.1 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 6.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 6.3 mi
- Ranger Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.7 mi
- Brennan Falls: 9.3 mi
- Bonner Falls: 9.8 mi
- Gleason Falls: 12.7 mi
- Senter Falls: 14.0 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 15.3 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 13.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 15.0 mi
- Barrett House: 16.6 mi
- Barrett House: 16.7 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 19.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 8.6 mi
- Black Precipice: 8.9 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Mine Ledge: 16.8 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Falcon Spring: 8.6 mi
- (seasonal): 16.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 17.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 23.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 4.6 mi
- Noahs Ark: 6.1 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Wright Grove: 15.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Thacher Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | SSW 213° | 965 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bald Rock | SSW 211° | 790 m | 9.0 mi |
| Monte Rosa | SSW 213° | 749 m | 9.0 mi |
| Osgood Hill | WNW 298° | 681 m | 4.7 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | ENE 72° | 630 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 349° | 617 m | 4.0 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | WNW 283° | 609 m | 1.0 mi |
| Thumb Mountain | WNW 286° | 603 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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