Ballard State Forest
Ballard State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Warner Hill stands 182 m to the west-northwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandy Rock Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 14.0 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Independence Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brandy Rock Hill: 0.8 mi
- Bond Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 1.1 mi
- Warner Hill: 1.4 mi
- Howe Hill: 1.5 mi
- Gulf Road Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Weber Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Derry Town Forest: 1.2 mi
- Collette's Mountain Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Williams Wilderness Conservation Land: 2.4 mi
- Rusty Excavation Relic: 2.2 mi
- cellar: 3.5 mi
- cellar hole: 3.5 mi
- Colonial House Foundation: 3.6 mi
- cellar hole: 3.9 mi
- Holiday Lane Fields: 2.3 mi
- Ordway Park: 2.3 mi
- Shop Pond Park: 2.7 mi
- Palmer Field: 2.8 mi
- Pearson Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Robert Frost Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- America's Stonehenge: 2.9 mi
- Taylor's Bingo Hall: 3.8 mi
- Moonlight Meadery: 5.0 mi
- Psycho-Drome: 5.5 mi
- Anchor: 2.7 mi
- Soldier and Sailers Monument: 12.8 mi
- Millennium Child: 13.1 mi
- Moon Shadow: 13.7 mi
- Children Reading: 13.7 mi
- Derry Museum of History: 4.3 mi
- Sandown Historical Society & Museum: 4.6 mi
- Windham Town Museum: 5.7 mi
- Salem Transportation Museum: 6.5 mi
- Morrison House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Wildflower Lane Cul de Sac: 3.7 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Nashua Garden Club: 13.1 mi
- Hampstead Town Beach: 3.0 mi
- Gallien's Town Beach: 3.6 mi
- Hood's Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
- Windham Town Beach: 6.9 mi
- Newton Town Beach: 9.5 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 13.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
- Great Falls: 16.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.3 mi
- Great Falls: 17.9 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- North Grove Catering: 5.5 mi
- Log Landing: 13.1 mi
- East Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 15.2 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 4.3 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 10.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 12.2 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 6.5 mi
- Lower Slabs: 17.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Boulder Natural: 17.0 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 17.2 mi
- Lion's Spring: 14.1 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 23.2 mi
- Front Range Light: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Ballard State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Hill | WNW 299° | 182 m | 1.4 mi |
| Bell Hill | NNW 345° | 180 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Misery | NW 318° | 167 m | 8.9 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 16° | 166 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 344° | 160 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 334° | 158 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | NW 326° | 155 m | 1.1 mi |
| Ryan Hill | WSW 245° | 153 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Hampstead, 3 mi away.
- Spring Peeper42 obs
- Painted Turtle36 obs
- White-tailed Deer32 obs
- Common Watersnake31 obs
- Gray Treefrog30 obs
- Green Frog28 obs
- Wild Turkey27 obs
- Common Garter Snake27 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/47797876
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