Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Two Brook Woods
Two Brook Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the east-southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kidder-Cleveland-Clough Trail, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.42546, -71.97850
- 0.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 18.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 8 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 22 mi
- Indian Ridge · 23 mi
- Norman Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Kidder-Cleveland-Clough Trail: 0.5 mi
- Messer Farm: 0.6 mi
- Pleasant Streat East: 0.6 mi
- C.O.R.E. Land: 1.4 mi
- Webb Forest: 1.5 mi
Parks
- The Sargent Common: 0.8 mi
- Pierce Park: 0.9 mi
- Woodward Park: 1.0 mi
- Knights Hill Nature Park: 1.4 mi
- Scytheville Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Burpee Hill: 2.1 mi
- Morgan Hill: 2.1 mi
- Philbrick Hill: 2.4 mi
- Jones Hill: 2.5 mi
- Emery Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 15.9 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 16.5 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 26
- Bucklin Beach: 1.4 mi
- Elkins Beach: 1.9 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 4.5 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 4.8 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 5.0 mi
Museums: 18
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 5.9 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 6.0 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 6.2 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 16
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 10.6 mi
- The Wrecker: 21.4 mi
- Refuge: 24.5 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 24.5 mi
- Perdido: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pollard Mills Falls: 11.5 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 14.0 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 14.0 mi
- Profile Falls: 15.7 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Baker Ledge: 6.1 mi
- The Bulkhead: 8.3 mi
- The Ledges: 18.3 mi
- Bouldering: 22.1 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 15.3 mi
- Tipping Rock: 21.3 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
- Lyman Point: 22.9 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 0.9 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 6.9 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Cillryville Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 9.0 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 16.0 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Two Brook Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | ESE 115° | 891 m | 6.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 123° | 774 m | 6.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | ESE 117° | 710 m | 7.5 mi |
| Melvin Hill | N 349° | 698 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | ENE 64° | 689 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | N 352° | 667 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bly Hill | SSW 197° | 614 m | 6.4 mi |
| Royal Arch Hill | NW 317° | 593 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 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/1394949275
Day trips start here
- New London · 1 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 9 mi
- Orange · 16 mi
- Franklin · 17 mi
- Claremont · 19 mi
- Cornish · 20 mi
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