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Jewell Forest

Jewell Forest from directly overhead

Jewell Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the west, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Shattuck Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates42.85844, -72.06503

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shattuck Park: 0.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Town Common: 3.6 mi
  • Howard Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
  • Mountain Brook Reservoir Conservation Easement: 4.1 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Armillary: 3.3 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 6.0 mi
  • Aurora: 11.8 mi
  • Reaching: 11.8 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 11.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 6.4 mi
Museums: 34
  • Mariposa Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Troy Historical Society: 6.4 mi
  • Troy Station: 6.5 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Falls Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Ranger Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 18
Gardens: 7
  • Noahs Ark: 1.8 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 18.8 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Billings Fold: 2.2 mi
  • Black Precipice: 2.3 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 9.1 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 17.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 1.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 16.9 mi
  • River Road Spring: 21.5 mi
  • (seasonal): 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Jewell Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockW 275°965 m2.2 mi
Bald RockW 262°790 m2.1 mi
Monte RosaW 266°749 m2.5 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainE 88°692 m9.4 mi
Holt PeakESE 103°623 m9.4 mi
Skatutakee MountainN 11°609 m7.8 mi
Burton PeakESE 109°605 m9.3 mi
Thumb MountainN 5°603 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4820:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1715:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455766716962493829
Precip in3.33.44.03.83.74.34.34.04.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1408478135

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