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1998 Map of Andover

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Andover
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Andover sits at the heart of this Merrimack County landscape, where the Blackwater River snakes through a valley defined by significant granite elevations. The village of Potter Place and the neighboring settlement of Cilleyville mark the western reaches of the town, while East Andover (Halcyon Sta) anchors the eastern shore of Highland Lake. This late-twentieth-century survey documents a region defined by extensive conservation lands, including the Ragged Mountain State Forest to the north and the expansive Mount Kearsarge State Forest dominating the southern terrain.

Topographically, the map reveals the prominence of Mount Kearsarge and the Ragged Mountain Ridges, separated by a corridor of lakes and brooks. From the deep waters of Bradley Lake to the marshy environs of Bog Pond, the drainage patterns shaped by Hameshop Brook and Mitchell Brook illustrate the transition between these mountain ranges. Smaller landmarks like The Bulkhead and Taunton Hill provide local orientation within this complex New Hampshire terrain.