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Blair State Forest

Blair State Forest from directly overhead

Blair State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Kineo, East Peak stands 909 m to the north-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pattee Conservation Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Heritage Tour passes 0.4 miles off.

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Coordinates43.80765, -71.66086

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pattee Conservation Park: 0.2 mi
  • Langdon Park: 3.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Plymouth Town Common: 3.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
  • South America Wall: 8.4 mi
  • The Ocean: 8.4 mi
  • The Beach: 8.4 mi
  • The Central Tongue: 8.5 mi
  • The Cafe: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 37
  • Livermore Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Mill Brook Cascade: 8.3 mi
  • Beede Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Waternomee Falls: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 26
Historic sites: 25
Artworks: 20
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 3.7 mi
  • #19 / Enigmatic Dream: 13.1 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 13.1 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 13.1 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 20
  • The Old Country Store: 13.7 mi
  • Redstone Rocket: 14.1 mi
  • Ice Castles: 15.9 mi
  • Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 16.0 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 16.1 mi
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Peace Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Blair State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Kineo, East PeakNNW 328°909 m9.1 mi
Stinson MountainWNW 288°878 m6.2 mi
Dickey MountainNNE 27°833 m9.0 mi
Black MountainNE 50°830 m8.4 mi
Sachem PeakNE 45°807 m9.5 mi
Mount IsraelENE 74°800 m9.8 mi
Hogback MountainNNE 24°797 m9.9 mi
Welch MountainNNE 29°794 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0519:4920:33
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1815:2516:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182130425362676558463524
Precip in3.22.63.23.33.74.44.53.83.64.63.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799095

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