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Bow Town Forest

Bow Town Forest from directly overhead

Bow Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Road Town Forest, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Bow
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.13681, -71.50035
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bow Boat Ramp: 1.8 mi
  • Memorial Field: 2.0 mi
  • Bow Rotary Park: 2.2 mi
  • Pembroke Park: 2.4 mi
  • Sargent Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 31
Beaches: 20
  • White Sands Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 18
Attractions: 16
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 6.3 mi
  • Block Party Social: 7.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.4 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.4 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Steeles Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Senter Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Vegetable Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 7.1 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 8.9 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 15.8 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 15.9 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • River Road Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainENE 70°424 m9.7 mi
Nottingham MountainENE 74°411 m10.4 mi
McCoy MountainENE 63°384 m9.5 mi
Neville PeakENE 71°363 m10.5 mi
Nats MountainENE 73°356 m9.2 mi
Brush HillENE 61°305 m9.1 mi
Plausawa HillNNE 28°304 m6.4 mi
Garvin HillNNE 32°299 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:30
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798210

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