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Bruce Forest

Bruce Forest from directly overhead

Bruce Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurricane Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 17 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Prot. of NH Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates42.91012, -72.11001

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dublin Park: 0.5 mi
  • Marlborough Town Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 4.3 mi
  • Farrar Field: 5.9 mi
  • Centennial Park: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 6.9 mi
Museums: 34
Waterfalls: 16
  • Falls Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Sunset Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Armillary: 2.5 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 8.4 mi
  • Aurora: 8.6 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 8.6 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Billings Fold: 3.4 mi
  • Black Precipice: 3.6 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 9.0 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 13.5 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 5
  • John Pierce Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 3.0 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 22.0 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 4.0 mi
  • (seasonal): 20.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.2 mi
  • River Road Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Bruce Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockS 179°965 m3.4 mi
Bald RockS 178°790 m3.9 mi
Monte RosaS 183°749 m3.7 mi
Osgood HillN 6°681 m6.1 mi
Bald MountainNNE 27°617 m8.7 mi
Skatutakee MountainNE 43°609 m5.5 mi
Thumb MountainNE 35°603 m5.3 mi
Fletcher HillN 1°595 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4820:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797306

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