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Cabot Memorial Forest

Cabot Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Cabot Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 538 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Holt Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New England Forestry Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.82291, -71.89178

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Miller State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Depot Park: 4.7 mi
  • Boccelli Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Nubanusit Terrace: 4.8 mi
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 4.8 mi
  • Armillary: 10.3 mi
  • Clyde II: 12.7 mi
  • Phoenix: 12.9 mi
  • Inside: 12.9 mi
Museums: 36
  • Mariposa Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Ashby Historical Society: 10.7 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 23
Beaches: 22
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Picnickers Beach: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bonner Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Senter Falls: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Noahs Ark: 9.6 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 16.0 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Billings Fold: 11.3 mi
  • Black Precipice: 11.4 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 17.5 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 18.1 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 10.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 12.5 mi
  • River Road Spring: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Cabot Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainNNE 17°694 m4.5 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainNNE 14°692 m2.8 mi
Holt PeakNE 47°623 m0.4 mi
Burton PeakS 182°605 m0.5 mi
Temple MountainNNE 13°596 m1.3 mi
New Ipswich MountainSSW 193°563 m5.5 mi
Barrett MountainSSW 196°561 m4.4 mi
Mount WataticS 180°555 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797100

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