Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Charles E. Rand Memorial Forest
Charles E. Rand Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Moulton Ridge stands 90 m to the west-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Drake Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
How to reach it
Coordinates42.98915, -70.81198
- 2.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 3.0 mi off the Independence Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Drake Hill: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 0.5 mi
- Breakfast Hill: 1.1 mi
- Keene Hill: 2.1 mi
- Brumley Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Town of North Hampton, NH: 0.7 mi
- North Hampton School Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Nordstrom Elzroth Woods: 1.0 mi
- Myers Property: 1.2 mi
- Little River Conservancy: 1.3 mi
Parks
- North Hampton Green: 1.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 2.0 mi
- Dearborn Park: 2.2 mi
- Outer Marker Park: 2.8 mi
- Maple Haven Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- North Tree Marker: 2.4 mi
- Remembrance Memorial: 3.2 mi
- 1614 Monument: 3.6 mi
- Marine Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Stratham Veterans' Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
Museums
- Town Museum and Rye Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Tuck Museum: 4.0 mi
- Hampton Falls Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Rundlet-May House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 53
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 3.6 mi
- Goodwin Garden: 6.6 mi
- Pocket Garden: 6.6 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 6.7 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 45
- Sawyers Beach: 2.5 mi
- Philbricks Beach: 2.6 mi
- Jenness Beach: 2.6 mi
- North Hampton Beach: 2.8 mi
- Plaice Cove Beach: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 32
- Bones: 6.3 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 6.5 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 6.6 mi
- Founders Gate: 6.7 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 22
- Fuller Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 3.5 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 6.2 mi
- EDALHAB: 6.3 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Sheep's Rock: 9.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Hampton Falls: 6.2 mi
- Great Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.8 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 9.4 mi
- Second Falls: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Birthday Bay: 3.6 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Front Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 5.5 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 4.4 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 4.5 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Oil House: 7.7 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 7.7 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 7.7 mi
- Front Range Light: 12.6 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 7.3 mi
- Lion's Spring: 12.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 16.1 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Charles E. Rand Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton Ridge | WSW 248° | 90 m | 8.9 mi |
| Stratham Hill | NW 312° | 88 m | 5.3 mi |
| Jewell Hill | NW 305° | 81 m | 5.0 mi |
| Weymouth Hill | WSW 236° | 76 m | 8.7 mi |
| Towle Hill | SW 227° | 75 m | 8.9 mi |
| Great Hill | SW 219° | 74 m | 6.8 mi |
| Horse Hill | SW 228° | 74 m | 8.3 mi |
| Oakland Hill | WNW 289° | 73 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/700715860
Day trips start here
- Portsmouth · 6 mi
- Amesbury · 11 mi
- Newburyport · 13 mi
- Dover · 15 mi
- York · 15 mi
- Groveland · 19 mi
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