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Big River Basin Lot - Town Forest

Big River Basin Lot - Town Forest from directly overhead

Big River Basin Lot - Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Rocky Mountain stands 428 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Hills Foundation Lands, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 9.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Strafford Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.32875, -71.13949
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Baxter Lake Boat Access Facility: 4.9 mi
  • Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 5.3 mi
  • Farmington 500 Paulson Road Fields: 5.5 mi
  • James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Cellar Hole: 5.6 mi
  • World War Monument: 6.1 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 6.5 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 6.9 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 7.3 mi
Museums: 36
  • Strafford Historic Society: 4.2 mi
  • Rochester Historical Society: 8.5 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 10.1 mi
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 28
  • Sandy Point: 6.3 mi
  • Dustin Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 6.6 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 14
  • Mast Way Trails: 15.4 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 15.4 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 16.7 mi
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 17.8 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 14.4 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 14.5 mi
  • Carbonneau Cave: 14.5 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 14.7 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.8 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Two Sisters Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 15.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Big River Basin Lot - Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainNW 322°428 m10.8 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 334°424 m5.7 mi
Birch RidgeN 2°415 m10.3 mi
Blue Job MountainE 81°412 m1.2 mi
Catamount MountainWSW 245°403 m8.7 mi
Parker MountainSSW 204°401 m3.7 mi
Ragged MountainNNW 340°394 m5.0 mi
Little Blue JobENE 62°377 m1.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2616:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414002061

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