Jennings Forest
Jennings Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. East Quarry Mountain stands 580 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Middleton Town Forest, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 5.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 19.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Middleton Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Farmington Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Tebbetts Hill Reservation: 2.3 mi
- Coldrain Pond Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Birch Ridge Community Forest: 3.0 mi
- Meetinghouse Park: 1.5 mi
- Elmer C. Smith Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- King's Park: 3.2 mi
- Middleton Park: 3.5 mi
- James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Birch Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Mount Eleanor: 3.6 mi
- Mount Jesse: 3.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Alton Town Beach: 6.8 mi
- Colony Beach (closed): 8.0 mi
- Dustin Beach: 8.1 mi
- Lovell Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
- Sandy Point: 10.8 mi
- Governor's Road: 7.3 mi
- World War Monument: 10.3 mi
- Old Train Trestle: 11.2 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 13.0 mi
- Cellar Hole: 13.1 mi
- Fairy Village: 15.5 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 20.5 mi
- Snake Eyes: 20.8 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 22.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 22.5 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 5.5 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 5.5 mi
- Gilman Museum: 5.9 mi
- New Hampshire Farm Museum: 6.0 mi
- New Hampshire farm Museum: 6.0 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 15.1 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 18.8 mi
- Steeles Falls: 18.9 mi
- Hayes Falls: 19.0 mi
- Falls of Song: 22.5 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 11.4 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 19.6 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 20.1 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 20.7 mi
- Bumper Boats: 20.7 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 11.1 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 20.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 20.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 20.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 20.2 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 19.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 19.9 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Huckins Spring: 15.3 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 18.6 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 22.8 mi
- East Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Jennings Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Quarry Mountain | WNW 298° | 580 m | 11.4 mi |
| North Straightback Mountain | WNW 297° | 578 m | 11.1 mi |
| Straightback Mountain | WNW 296° | 570 m | 10.8 mi |
| Copple Crown Mountain | N 356° | 534 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Major | WNW 300° | 528 m | 10.5 mi |
| Moose Mountains | N 11° | 527 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Anna | WNW 293° | 512 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | W 277° | 428 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798588
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