Frances Hildreth Townes Memorial Forest
Frances Hildreth Townes Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyndeboro Road Conservation Area - West, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New England Forestry Foundation
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 17.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Named places within 25 miles
- Lyndeboro Road Conservation Area - West: 0.2 mi
- Deland Memorial Forest: 0.5 mi
- Lyndeboro Road Conservation Area - East: 0.7 mi
- Deland Memorial Forest: 0.9 mi
- Alan & Edgar Rice Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- South Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cochran Hill: 1.4 mi
- Storey Hill: 1.7 mi
- McCollom Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hooper Hill: 2.3 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Amherst Civil War Monument: 7.1 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Town Common: 3.0 mi
- Carleton Pond Park: 3.9 mi
- Goss Park: 5.7 mi
- Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Hartshorn Pond Park: 6.0 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 12.3 mi
- Soldier and Sailers Monument: 12.5 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 13.5 mi
- Communication: 14.7 mi
- First Friendship: 14.7 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum: 7.2 mi
- The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 8.1 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 8.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 8.7 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 8.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 12.5 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 0.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.2 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Nashua Garden Club: 17.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 17.3 mi
- Senter Falls: 1.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 3.7 mi
- Middle Falls: 3.9 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 5.6 mi
- Brennan Falls: 6.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Billings Fold: 20.3 mi
- Black Precipice: 20.5 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 22.7 mi
- River Road Spring: 3.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 19.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 22.6 mi
- (seasonal): 25.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Frances Hildreth Townes Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | WSW 243° | 694 m | 8.2 mi |
| Rose Mountain | W 263° | 523 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 257° | 511 m | 3.7 mi |
| Winn Mountain | WSW 246° | 503 m | 4.9 mi |
| Lyndeborough Mountain | W 259° | 491 m | 4.0 mi |
| North Uncanoonuc Mountain | ENE 59° | 401 m | 6.9 mi |
| Candlewood Hill | NNW 332° | 396 m | 7.0 mi |
| South Uncanoonuc Mountain | ENE 66° | 395 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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