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Greenfield Town Forest

Greenfield Town Forest from directly overhead

Greenfield Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fleck Memorial Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Greenfield
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.95888, -71.83979

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Sunset Lake Town Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Greenfield State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Oak Park: 2.6 mi
  • Bennington Town Beach: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 7.9 mi
  • Armillary: 11.8 mi
  • Communication: 18.0 mi
  • House of Wish: 18.0 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 18.0 mi
Museums: 36
Beaches: 17
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • Brennan Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Senter Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Middle Falls: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 5
  • Raymond Cliff: 12.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 14.7 mi
  • Billings Fold: 15.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 15.4 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 22.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 14.7 mi
  • (seasonal): 20.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Greenfield Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainSSW 195°694 m5.2 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainSSW 196°692 m7.0 mi
Crotched MountainNNW 328°630 m3.2 mi
Temple MountainSSW 196°596 m8.5 mi
Rose MountainSE 136°523 m2.6 mi
The PinnacleSE 132°511 m3.2 mi
Winn MountainSSE 156°503 m3.6 mi
Lyndeborough MountainSE 135°491 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0919:4720:31
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1615:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860483828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797414

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