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Belknap Woods

Belknap Woods from directly overhead

Belknap Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Faraway Mountain stands 848 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Harbor Ball Field, a park 0.7 miles away. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Squam Lakes Association

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Getting there

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Coordinates43.70277, -71.50237

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Center Harbor Ball Field: 0.7 mi
  • Center Harbor Town Beach & Playground: 2.1 mi
  • Meredith Community Forest: 2.2 mi
  • Circle Drive Park: 2.5 mi
  • Prescott Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
Beaches: 32
Historic sites: 27
Waterfalls: 23
  • Lower Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Beede Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 20
  • #20 / Nova: 3.0 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 3.0 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 3.0 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 3.1 mi
  • #15 / Herons: 3.1 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 16
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Funspot: 6.3 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 6.3 mi
  • The Old Country Store: 6.4 mi
  • Go-Karts: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 23.6 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campton Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Hippy Hill: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Belknap Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Faraway MountainENE 67°848 m10.4 mi
Black Snout MountainENE 57°812 m10.3 mi
Mount IsraelN 9°800 m10.0 mi
Mount RobertsENE 67°782 m9.6 mi
Campton MountainNNW 337°724 m10.8 mi
Dinsmore MountainN 1°702 m9.6 mi
Mount MorganNNW 336°677 m7.7 mi
Mount PercivalNNW 340°674 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0519:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1715:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445665716962493827
Precip in3.32.83.53.93.84.54.44.04.14.94.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith 3 NNE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/47799085

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