Jessie Barton Memorial Forest
Jessie Barton Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 600 m. Summit stands 828 m to the north-northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New England Forestry Foundation
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 20.8 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 4 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 20 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 23 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thompson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lucias Lookout: 1.3 mi
- Goves Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Sunapee Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Chandler Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 1.6 mi
- Pillsbury State Park: 4.1 mi
- Sunapee State Park: 4.7 mi
- Larsen Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Fishersfield Park: 5.0 mi
- Between the Mountains Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Washington Town Forest (Back Mountain Lot): 3.2 mi
- Pillsbury State Park (Max Isreal Tract): 4.1 mi
- Nathaniel & Ina Thurber Memorial Forest: 4.1 mi
- R.H. Webb Forest Preserve (Dane Lot): 4.6 mi
- State Park Beach: 4.9 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 7.0 mi
- Dewey Beach: 8.2 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 9.4 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 10.7 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 5.3 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 5.9 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 7.5 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- naval gun: 13.7 mi
- naval gun: 13.7 mi
- civil war: 13.7 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 5.7 mi
- Gleason Falls: 11.7 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 20.7 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 21.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 21.9 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
- Hall Bridge: 21.8 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 12.0 mi
- The Bulkhead: 19.0 mi
- Table Rock: 19.7 mi
- Mine Ledge: 22.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 11.0 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 19.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Hippy Hill: 20.8 mi
- Wright Grove: 21.6 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 7.0 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 19.4 mi
- (seasonal): 5.5 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Jessie Barton Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | NNE 26° | 828 m | 2.8 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | NE 36° | 824 m | 2.8 mi |
| South Peak | NE 42° | 794 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | E 92° | 756 m | 1.3 mi |
| Lovewell Mountain | SSE 160° | 751 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | SE 131° | 734 m | 1.6 mi |
| Goves Mountain | SSW 199° | 721 m | 1.4 mi |
| Bean Mountain | SSW 210° | 708 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797517
Day trips start here
- New London · 11 mi
- Claremont · 14 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 15 mi
- Cornish · 19 mi
- Windsor · 20 mi
- Brownsville · 23 mi
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