Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Acworth Town Forest
Acworth Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 408 m. Bean Mountain stands 708 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Grout Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Acworth Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.19982, -72.27043
- 7.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.8 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 9 mi
- Eagles Nest · 14 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 24 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grout Hill: 0.8 mi
- Kennedy Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beryl Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Gates Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Osgood Ledge: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Acworth Town Common: 1.7 mi
- Acworth Town Land: 2.5 mi
- Vilas Pool Park: 5.4 mi
- Paper Mill Village Park: 5.7 mi
- Drewsville Village Green: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves
- East Acworth Marshland: 2.8 mi
- Diehl Family Forest: 3.5 mi
- Feuer State Forest: 3.5 mi
- Dodge Brook State Forest: 3.5 mi
- Acworth Town Land: 3.9 mi
Museums: 28
- Alstead Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- The Fort at No 4: 9.0 mi
- The Fort at No. 4: 9.0 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Frank Adams Grist Mill: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 18
- Corona Beach: 5.4 mi
- State Park Beach: 14.5 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 16.4 mi
- Dewey Beach: 16.5 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 8.9 mi
- naval gun: 12.3 mi
- naval gun: 12.3 mi
- civil war: 12.3 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 10
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 12.3 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 12.7 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 18.4 mi
- Baseball: 18.5 mi
- Pizza Wings: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 8
- Hall Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- Washington Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 12.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 20.6 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 22.8 mi
- Noahs Ark: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Table Rock: 9.5 mi
- Mine Ledge: 14.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 22.2 mi
- Billings Fold: 24.7 mi
- Black Precipice: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Pollard Mills Falls: 10.8 mi
- Gleason Falls: 16.3 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 19.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Wright Grove: 13.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Green Mountain Railroad: 16.8 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 18.4 mi
Springs: 1
- (seasonal): 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Acworth Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Mountain | ENE 74° | 708 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lempster Mountain | ENE 70° | 686 m | 6.8 mi |
| Silver Mountain | E 94° | 652 m | 4.8 mi |
| Kennedy Hill | ENE 66° | 620 m | 7.5 mi |
| Jackson Hill | SE 130° | 613 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pollards Hill | ENE 66° | 603 m | 6.7 mi |
| Huntley Mountain | ESE 110° | 598 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gove Hill | N 11° | 589 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1392888788
Day trips start here
- Claremont · 13 mi
- Cornish · 19 mi
- Windsor · 20 mi
- Brownsville · 21 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 21 mi
- New London · 21 mi
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