Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Vienna Smith State Forest
Vienna Smith State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 58 m. North Mount Pawtuckaway stands 308 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Independence Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 58 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
Coordinates43.10405, -71.07226
- 10.6 mi off the Independence Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- General Bartlett Memorial Forest: 0.9 mi
- Zanard Forest: 1.6 mi
- North River Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Haley Woods: 2.1 mi
- Harvey's Kennard Hill Forest: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Magney Hill: 1.3 mi
- Isinglass Hill: 1.5 mi
- Peavy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.9 mi
- Thompson Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Marston Farm Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Fox Run Park: 2.3 mi
- Little River Park: 3.0 mi
- Mary E. Folsom Blair Park: 5.2 mi
- John Hatch Park: 5.5 mi
Museums
- The Van Dame Museum and Reserch Cente: 1.9 mi
- Epping Fire and Brick Museum: 4.5 mi
- Stone School Museum: 7.0 mi
- Raymond Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Polk Library: 8.6 mi
Attractions
- Mast Way Trails: 3.6 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 5.6 mi
- New England Dragway: 6.1 mi
- Deerfield Fairgrounds: 8.7 mi
- Candia Springs Adventure Park: 9.5 mi
Historic sites
- building ruins: 3.9 mi
- building ruins: 4.4 mi
- Hill House: 4.5 mi
- Cellar Hole: 4.6 mi
- Newmarket Water Works: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 47
- Why We Love Newmarket: 7.1 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 7.2 mi
- Spider Statue: 7.2 mi
- Mag8libo: 7.3 mi
- Conglomerate Rock Sculpture: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 39
- Nottingham Town Beach: 2.6 mi
- Bennett's Bridge Beach: 11.1 mi
- Mary Waldron Beach: 11.5 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
- Newton Town Beach: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 29
- Bedrock Gardens: 1.7 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 6.8 mi
- MUB Garden: 7.5 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 8.7 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Great Falls: 0.8 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 3.5 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 4.4 mi
- Packer's Falls: 6.1 mi
- Second Falls: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Upper Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Lower Slabs: 5.5 mi
- Boulder Natural: 5.8 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 5.8 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- East Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Log Landing: 6.4 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 7.1 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 9.5 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 15.6 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 15.9 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 18.5 mi
- Oil House: 18.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 18.5 mi
- Front Range Light: 22.8 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Two Sisters Spring: 6.4 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 9.9 mi
- Lion's Spring: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Vienna Smith State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mount Pawtuckaway | W 280° | 308 m | 6.4 mi |
| South Mount Pawtuckaway | W 269° | 303 m | 5.5 mi |
| Middle Mount Pawtuckaway | W 272° | 287 m | 5.8 mi |
| Longview Hill | W 268° | 196 m | 7.0 mi |
| Adams Hill | WNW 286° | 194 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rocky Ridge | WNW 282° | 192 m | 5.7 mi |
| Meloon Hill | W 268° | 189 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tavern Hill | WNW 283° | 185 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:13 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Epping, 5 mi away.
- Small White17 obs
- Green Frog17 obs
- Monarch15 obs
- American Lady13 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper13 obs
- American Toad10 obs
- Pickerel Frog9 obs
- Northern Broken-Dash9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/47798370
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