John & Anna King Forest
John & Anna King Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Crotched Mountain stands 630 m to the south, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 8.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 21 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 29 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Hill: 0.5 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bell Ledges: 1.8 mi
- Clark Summit: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Hill: 2.6 mi
- High Five: 0.5 mi
- Collins Brook Headwaters: 1.2 mi
- Hodgdon Pasture: 1.3 mi
- Wilkins-Campbell Forest: 1.6 mi
- Dinsmore Brook Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Bennington Town Beach: 3.8 mi
- Sawyer Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Riverwalk: 5.0 mi
- Kemp Park: 5.0 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 11.9 mi
- Armillary: 13.1 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 20.6 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 20.6 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 20.7 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 13.5 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 14.2 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 11.9 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 5.9 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 6.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 12.6 mi
- Ranger Beach: 15.1 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 18.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.9 mi
- Brennan Falls: 4.2 mi
- Gleason Falls: 8.0 mi
- Senter Falls: 10.1 mi
- Bonner Falls: 10.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 13.8 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Billings Fold: 17.0 mi
- Black Precipice: 17.3 mi
- Baker Ledge: 22.3 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 13.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 14.3 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 24.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 11.0 mi
- (seasonal): 14.4 mi
- Falcon Spring: 16.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Wright Grove: 22.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of John & Anna King Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crotched Mountain | S 175° | 630 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 260° | 617 m | 7.8 mi |
| Willard Mountain | W 270° | 582 m | 7.5 mi |
| Robb Mountain | W 266° | 554 m | 7.8 mi |
| Tuttle Hill | WNW 282° | 535 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rose Mountain | SSE 154° | 523 m | 8.5 mi |
| Goodhue Hill | WSW 254° | 487 m | 6.6 mi |
| Windsor Mountain | WNW 298° | 487 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare 2 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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