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Farmington Town Forest

Farmington Town Forest from directly overhead

Farmington Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Copple Crown Mountain stands 534 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tebbetts Hill Reservation, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 5.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Farmington Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.41195, -71.08863
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 1.9 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 2.1 mi
  • Farmington 500 Paulson Road Fields: 2.8 mi
  • Elmer C. Smith Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 41
  • Governor's Road: 8.5 mi
  • World War Monument: 9.9 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 10.8 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 11.2 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 33
Museums: 26
Waterfalls: 18
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Orris Falls: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 13.4 mi
  • Spring Hill: 19.4 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 19.6 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 20.1 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Fairy Village: 14.8 mi
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 18.7 mi
  • Wildcat Statue: 20.4 mi
  • A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Carbonneau Cave: 12.7 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 18.2 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 18.2 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 18.2 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Farmington Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copple Crown MountainN 351°534 m8.6 mi
Mount MajorNW 305°528 m12.2 mi
Moose MountainsN 2°527 m7.6 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 287°428 m9.6 mi
Pine MountainWNW 297°426 m10.1 mi
Prospect MountainW 263°424 m5.1 mi
Birch RidgeNNW 334°415 m5.1 mi
Blue Job MountainSSW 194°412 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798392

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