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Agnew State Forest

Agnew State Forest from directly overhead

Agnew State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Mount Washington stands 1,917 m to the southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardwood Ridge, a peak 1.8 miles away. Presidential Range Tour passes 2.8 miles off.

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Coordinates44.34872, -71.45532

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 50
  • Lower Ammonoosuc Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Chandler Fall: 7.4 mi
  • Tama Fall: 8.3 mi
Parks: 48
  • Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery: 5.4 mi
  • Randolf Springs Town Park: 6.6 mi
  • The Common: 7.9 mi
  • Whitefield Park: 8.2 mi
  • Durand Lake: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Ho Ho Ho H20: 5.6 mi
  • Antique Cars: 5.7 mi
  • The Red Hot Racers: 5.7 mi
  • Rudys Rapid Transit: 5.7 mi
  • Santa's Express Train Station: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 33
Picnic sites: 21
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 11
Springs: 6
  • Spaulding Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Lac Littleton: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Boise Rock: 17.4 mi
  • The Basin, West: 19.2 mi
  • The Basin, East: 19.4 mi
  • Littleton Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Pollyanna Statue: 16.0 mi
  • Tree Harp: 16.0 mi
  • Sunflowers: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Lancaster Community Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 15.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Agnew State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WashingtonSE 126°1,917 m9.3 mi
Ball CragESE 124°1,843 m9.3 mi
Mount AdamsESE 103°1,748 m8.3 mi
Agiocochook CragESE 121°1,748 m9.4 mi
Mount JeffersonESE 114°1,725 m7.5 mi
Mount ClayESE 122°1,684 m8.1 mi
Mount Sam AdamsESE 104°1,682 m7.9 mi
Mount MadisonE 99°1,636 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0219:5020:34
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1915:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828415362676557463523
Precip in2.11.42.12.93.83.94.43.73.63.72.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitefield MT Washington Rgnl, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799281

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