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Goodwin-Burke Town Forest

Goodwin-Burke Town Forest from directly overhead

Goodwin-Burke Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Bald Mountain stands 742 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackman Ridge, a peak 0.7 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Madison Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.85271, -71.15347

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kennett Park: 2.5 mi
  • White Lake State Park: 3.6 mi
  • Purity Lake Cartop Boat Access: 3.9 mi
  • Constitution Park: 5.4 mi
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 43
  • Nichols Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 35
  • Nickerson Ledge: 8.1 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 10.3 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 10.6 mi
  • Overhang: 11.3 mi
  • Main Cliff: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Champney Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 26
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 14.2 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 21.8 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 21.8 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 21.8 mi
Museums: 17
  • Madison Historical Society and Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 8.8 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 13.8 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 14.0 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 17.7 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Goodwin-Burke Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainWSW 237°742 m6.7 mi
Mount WhittierWSW 240°676 m6.0 mi
Bald MountainNW 320°647 m7.6 mi
Green MountainSE 135°566 m8.3 mi
Hanson TopSE 137°550 m8.0 mi
Grant PeakSW 221°541 m4.7 mi
Cragged MountainE 83°535 m7.2 mi
Bayle MountainSW 226°521 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4720:31
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1615:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029415362676557453525
Precip in3.73.34.04.63.84.64.84.04.35.74.64.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799214

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