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Blue Job State Forest

Blue Job State Forest from directly overhead

Blue Job State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. Rocky Mountain stands 428 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Blue Job, a peak 0.1 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 7.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.33639, -71.11416
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Baxter Lake Boat Access Facility: 3.8 mi
  • Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 4.1 mi
  • Farmington 500 Paulson Road Fields: 4.2 mi
  • James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Cellar Hole: 6.0 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 6.8 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 6.9 mi
  • World War Monument: 7.3 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 8.1 mi
Museums: 40
Beaches: 29
  • Dustin Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 7.4 mi
  • Sandy Point: 7.6 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 26
Waterfalls: 11
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 10
  • Carbonneau Cave: 14.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.1 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.1 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.1 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 15.2 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 15.4 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 17.6 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 17.8 mi
  • Spring Hill: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 2
  • Two Sisters Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.0 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Blue Job State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainNW 316°428 m11.3 mi
Prospect MountainNW 321°424 m5.9 mi
Birch RidgeN 354°415 m9.8 mi
Blue Job MountainSSW 195°412 m0.4 mi
Caverly MountainN 352°410 m12.3 mi
Catamount MountainWSW 245°403 m10.0 mi
Parker MountainSW 215°401 m4.8 mi
Ragged MountainNW 325°394 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4520:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1415:2516:12

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798561

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