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Armstrong Forest

Armstrong Forest from directly overhead

Armstrong Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Craney Hill stands 420 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Silk Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Five Rivers Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.17814, -71.59732

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Bela Brook Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Memorial Field: 2.6 mi
  • Rollins Park: 3.1 mi
  • McKee Square: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 27
Beaches: 22
  • White Sands Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 12
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 4.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 6.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 6.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 6.6 mi
  • Everett Dam: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Raymond Cliff: 6.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.8 mi
  • Baker Ledge: 19.6 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 21.0 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Steeles Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Senter Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Vegetable Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 20.0 mi
  • (seasonal): 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Armstrong Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craney HillW 259°420 m10.3 mi
Mount HungerWSW 256°405 m11.0 mi
Mount WallingfordSW 224°364 m10.0 mi
Mount DearbornSW 221°363 m10.6 mi
Chevy HillSW 234°359 m10.8 mi
Mine HillSW 224°354 m10.5 mi
Mount WilliamSW 221°335 m8.8 mi
Buck HillWNW 288°317 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0719:4720:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1615:2816:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/879339369

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