Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Bela Brook Town Forest
Bela Brook Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Craney Hill stands 420 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pages Corner State Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Bow
How to reach it
Coordinates43.15277, -71.60566
- 1.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 4.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 12.6 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pages Corner State Forest: 0.7 mi
- Bela Brook Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- John Brockway Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Turee Island Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Armstrong Forest: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Bela Brook Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Stark Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Bow Rotary Park: 3.6 mi
- Kimball Lake Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Silver Hill: 2.3 mi
- Brown Hill: 2.7 mi
- Dimond Hill: 2.8 mi
- Wood Hill: 3.7 mi
- Irish Hill: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 48
- NH Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 5.5 mi
- The Pennacook: 6.3 mi
Museums: 27
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 5.1 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 6.2 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 21
- White Sands Beach: 6.1 mi
- Riverland Beach: 9.8 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 15.1 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 5.0 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 5.1 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 5.1 mi
- General John Stark: 5.1 mi
- Daniel Webster: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 12
- Everett Dam: 4.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 4.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 4.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 5.0 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Raymond Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 20.5 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 21.2 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Steeles Falls: 15.3 mi
- Brennan Falls: 16.1 mi
- Senter Falls: 16.6 mi
- Gleason Falls: 17.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 7
- Vegetable Garden: 15.5 mi
- Botanical Garden: 15.5 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hooksett Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
- River Road Spring: 12.1 mi
- Huckins Spring: 21.8 mi
- (seasonal): 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Newhall Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Log Landing: 22.1 mi
- East Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Bela Brook Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craney Hill | W 269° | 420 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Hunger | W 265° | 405 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Wallingford | SW 230° | 364 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Dearborn | SW 227° | 363 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chevy Hill | WSW 241° | 359 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mine Hill | SW 230° | 354 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount William | SW 228° | 335 m | 7.3 mi |
| Toby Hill | WSW 237° | 322 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798135
Day trips start here
- Concord · 5 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 6 mi
- Hooksett · 8 mi
- Manchester · 13 mi
- Bedford · 15 mi
- Amherst · 20 mi
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