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G & C Mead Memorial Forest

G & C Mead Memorial Forest from directly overhead

G & C Mead Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Black Mountain stands 830 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is South Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Squam Lakes Conservation Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.73366, -71.52106

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Holderness Town Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Center Harbor Ball Field: 2.3 mi
  • Squam Lakes Boat Launch Facility: 3.4 mi
  • Center Harbor Town Beach & Playground: 3.5 mi
  • Hawkins Pond Boat Launch Facility: 3.8 mi
Cliffs
Beaches: 33
Historic sites: 26
Waterfalls: 26
  • Lower Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Beede Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Livermore Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 20
  • #20 / Nova: 5.3 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 5.3 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 5.3 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 5.3 mi
  • #15 / Herons: 5.3 mi
Museums: 19
Attractions: 17
  • The Old Country Store: 6.4 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Funspot: 8.6 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 8.6 mi
  • Go-Karts: 9.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.5 mi
  • lower falls: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Campton Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Hippy Hill: 22.3 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of G & C Mead Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainN 357°830 m10.5 mi
Black Snout MountainENE 70°812 m10.2 mi
Mount IsraelNNE 18°800 m8.1 mi
Mount RobertsE 81°782 m9.9 mi
Mount WeetamooNNW 342°753 m8.5 mi
Campton MountainNNW 339°745 m8.8 mi
Campton MountainNNW 337°724 m8.5 mi
Dinsmore MountainN 9°702 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0519:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1715:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445665716962493827
Precip in3.32.83.53.93.84.54.44.04.14.94.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith 3 NNE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1390978426

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