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Blaine Forest

Blaine Forest from directly overhead

Blaine Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 394 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the west, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodbury Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Prot. of NH Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates42.85503, -72.04716

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Shattuck Park: 0.7 mi
  • Centennial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Town Common: 3.0 mi
  • Howard Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Humiston Park: 3.7 mi
Artworks
  • Armillary: 3.6 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 5.2 mi
  • Clyde II: 12.0 mi
  • Aurora: 12.7 mi
  • Reaching: 12.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 7.2 mi
Museums: 35
  • Mariposa Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Troy Historical Society: 7.2 mi
  • Troy Station: 7.3 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 20
  • Ranger Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Falls Brook Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 8
  • Noahs Ark: 2.1 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 18.8 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Billings Fold: 3.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 3.2 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 9.9 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 18.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 2.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 16.3 mi
  • River Road Spring: 20.8 mi
  • (seasonal): 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Blaine Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockW 278°965 m3.1 mi
Bald RockW 269°790 m3.0 mi
Monte RosaW 271°749 m3.4 mi
North Pack Monadnock MountainENE 77°694 m9.4 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainE 87°692 m8.6 mi
Holt PeakESE 103°623 m8.4 mi
Skatutakee MountainN 4°609 m7.9 mi
Burton PeakESE 109°605 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4820:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1715:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455766716962493829
Precip in3.33.44.03.83.74.34.34.04.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797138

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