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Heather Lane Town Forest

Heather Lane Town Forest from directly overhead

Heather Lane Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sargent Park, a park 0.7 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Bow
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.15786, -71.51946

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sargent Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bow Rotary Park: 0.8 mi
  • Reed Park: 2.0 mi
  • Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Rollins Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 30
Beaches: 20
  • White Sands Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 15
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 4.6 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.2 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.2 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.2 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Steeles Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Senter Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 7.9 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 8.6 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 16.9 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 17.0 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Vegetable Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 4.0 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 4.0 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • River Road Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 19.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Heather Lane Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainE 80°424 m10.2 mi
Nottingham MountainE 83°411 m11.0 mi
McCoy MountainENE 74°384 m9.9 mi
Neville PeakE 80°363 m11.1 mi
Nats MountainE 83°356 m9.8 mi
Mount WilliamWSW 242°335 m11.1 mi
Brush HillENE 72°305 m9.4 mi
Plausawa HillNE 43°304 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4720:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1515:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798226

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