Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Van Zandt Williams Family Preserve
Van Zandt Williams Family Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Putney Mountain stands 505 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates42.93607, -72.47560
- 1.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dort Knob Vista · 5 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 5 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 6 mi
- stone post view · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Hill: 0.9 mi
- Streeter Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cass Hill: 1.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Windy Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- North Shore Town Beach: 1.8 mi
- Park Hill Common: 2.8 mi
- Ware's Grove Town Beach: 2.8 mi
- Dutton Pines State Forest Park: 3.2 mi
- Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Pierce Island State Park: 2.4 mi
- Friedsam Town Forest: 2.7 mi
- Ruth C. Warwick Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Beatrice Aiken Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Bare Hill Conservation Site: 4.1 mi
Museums: 25
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 2.9 mi
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 7.2 mi
- Cheshire Children's Museum: 9.7 mi
- Colony House Museum: 9.8 mi
- Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Mine Ledge: 6.3 mi
- Mine Ledge: 8.0 mi
- Table Rock: 13.8 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Table Rock: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Hinsdale Raceway: 9.0 mi
- Oya Hill: 9.8 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 9.9 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 10.0 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 10
- Baseball: 9.8 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 9.9 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 9.9 mi
- Reaching: 9.9 mi
- Aurora: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 10
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 10.0 mi
- Stone Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 22.5 mi
- TimberQuest: 23.5 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Old Mill Falls: 4.8 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 14.8 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 14.8 mi
- Hobo Falls: 18.8 mi
- Royalston Falls: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 8
- Corona Beach: 16.1 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 17.1 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 17.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 19.3 mi
- The Ledges: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Hall Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- John Pierce Garden: 21.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 21.2 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 9.3 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Falcon Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Catamount: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Van Zandt Williams Family Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putney Mountain | NW 308° | 505 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dummerston Hill | WSW 257° | 500 m | 10.0 mi |
| Windmill Mountain | NNW 329° | 499 m | 9.7 mi |
| Derry Hill | NE 39° | 498 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hyland Hill | ENE 71° | 458 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hancock Peak | NE 48° | 445 m | 7.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 237° | 441 m | 9.9 mi |
| Joslin Hill | NE 43° | 436 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797225
Day trips start here
- Brattleboro · 7 mi
- Swanzey · 11 mi
- Wilmington · 21 mi
- Gill · 25 mi
- Greenfield · 25 mi
- Charlemont · 26 mi
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