Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Wenny-Baker Forest on Thompson Hill
Wenny-Baker Forest on Thompson Hill is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 515 m. Lovewell Mountain stands 751 m to the west, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 4.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates43.18739, -71.94869
- 4.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 5.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 11 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Thompson Hill: 0.1 mi
- Murdough Hill: 1.0 mi
- Rowes Hill: 1.9 mi
- Knights Hill: 2.0 mi
- Kimball Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Low State Forest: 1.3 mi
- House Rock: 1.3 mi
- Aiken Pasture (Bradford Town Forest): 2.2 mi
- Chute Forest: 2.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 3.0 mi
Parks
- French's Park: 4.0 mi
- Beards Brook Park: 4.7 mi
- Franklin Pierce Homestead State Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Contoocook River Access: 5.0 mi
- Manahan Park: 5.5 mi
Museums: 30
- Washington Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 9.3 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 9.3 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 12.2 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 18.6 mi
- Boudreau Square: 18.7 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 22
- Wadleigh State Beach: 11.9 mi
- State Park Beach: 12.2 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 13.4 mi
- Dewey Beach: 15.8 mi
- Elkins Beach: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 16.5 mi
- Armillary: 20.2 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 20.7 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 20.7 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Baker Ledge: 12.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 15.5 mi
- The Bulkhead: 20.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 21.0 mi
- Mine Ledge: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Gleason Falls: 3.0 mi
- Brennan Falls: 14.7 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 15.4 mi
- Senter Falls: 20.3 mi
- Bonner Falls: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 7
- Everett Dam: 15.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.8 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 20.2 mi
- Noahs Ark: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 20.9 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
- (seasonal): 5.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 19.6 mi
- Falcon Spring: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Newhall Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
- Wright Grove: 22.4 mi
- Hippy Hill: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Wenny-Baker Forest on Thompson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovewell Mountain | W 281° | 751 m | 5.8 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak | NW 305° | 641 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ames Hill | W 277° | 639 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak - Middle | NW 305° | 638 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bald Sunapee | NNW 328° | 632 m | 8.0 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak - Northwest | NW 305° | 624 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kittredge Hill | WNW 292° | 600 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jones Hill | WNW 282° | 579 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1395815637
Day trips start here
- New London · 16 mi
- Concord · 20 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 22 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 23 mi
- Franklin · 23 mi
- Claremont · 24 mi
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