Griffin Road Forest
Griffin Road Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. The Pinnacle stands 689 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffin Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 5.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Franklin Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 10.1 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 15.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Webster Lake Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Great Gains Memorial Forest: 2.1 mi
- Lawrence W. and Caroline B. Robie Forest: 3.1 mi
- Granite Mills Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Sanbornton Town Forest: 5.1 mi
- Daniell Park: 1.7 mi
- Odell Park: 2.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Park: 2.1 mi
- River’s Edge Park: 2.1 mi
- Korea Veterans Park: 2.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.9 mi
- Calef Hill: 3.2 mi
- Huses Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cilley Hill: 4.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 7.5 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 11.0 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 11.3 mi
- Baker Ledge: 13.1 mi
- The Ledges: 14.0 mi
- Griffin Beach: 0.2 mi
- Lagace Beach: 0.8 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 7.1 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 9.0 mi
- Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 9.8 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 2.2 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 2.2 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 3.9 mi
- Tilton Arch: 4.7 mi
- Tilton Arch Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Turitella: 15.4 mi
- Dragon Fly: 15.5 mi
- #10 / Dog: 15.5 mi
- #14 / White: 15.5 mi
- #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 15.5 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 2.0 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 9.5 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Autopac Gallery: 11.6 mi
- North East Motor Sports Museum: 13.4 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 12.0 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 13.9 mi
- Funspot: 14.0 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 14.0 mi
- Go-Karts: 14.4 mi
- Profile Falls: 7.5 mi
- Welton Falls: 16.1 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 16.6 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 18.8 mi
- Livermore Falls: 21.8 mi
- Botanical Garden: 11.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 12.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 16.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.2 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 10.0 mi
- Huckins Spring: 13.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Hippy Hill: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Griffin Road Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | W 269° | 689 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | W 271° | 689 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hersey Mountain | N 6° | 608 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | WNW 301° | 579 m | 6.7 mi |
| Page Hill | NW 306° | 516 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tucker Mountain | WNW 291° | 495 m | 4.7 mi |
| Sanbornton Mountain | NNE 16° | 484 m | 6.0 mi |
| March Hill | WNW 286° | 468 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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