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Bow School Forest

Bow School Forest from directly overhead

Bow School Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bow Rotary Park, a park 0.6 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Bow
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.14718, -71.53270

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bow Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sargent Park: 1.2 mi
  • Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Rollins Park: 2.7 mi
  • Reed Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 30
Beaches: 19
  • White Sands Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 15
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 5.3 mi
  • Everett Dam: 7.2 mi
  • Everett Dam: 7.2 mi
  • Everett Dam: 7.3 mi
  • Everett Dam: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Steeles Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Senter Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 7.0 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 7.6 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 17.5 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 17.6 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Vegetable Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 3.8 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 3.9 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • River Road Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Bow School Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainENE 76°424 m11.1 mi
McCoy MountainENE 71°384 m10.8 mi
Nats MountainE 80°356 m10.6 mi
Mount WilliamWSW 244°335 m10.1 mi
Brush HillENE 69°305 m10.3 mi
Plausawa HillNE 43°304 m6.8 mi
Garvin HillNE 46°299 m7.4 mi
Oak HillN 9°293 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4720:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1515:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798213

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