Jones Forest
Jones Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Copple Crown Mountain stands 534 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is New Hampshire Farm Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
How to reach it
- On the Branch River Valley Trail
- 11.0 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 25.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 26.6 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Jones Forest: 0.3 mi
- Jones Forest: 0.6 mi
- Plummer's Ridge Forest: 0.6 mi
- Jones Property: 0.7 mi
- The Siemon Access Trails at Branch Hill Farm: 0.9 mi
- New Hampshire Farm Museum: 0.3 mi
- Jones Brook Park: 1.5 mi
- Milton Town Beach: 2.2 mi
- Fernald Shore Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Middleton Park: 3.8 mi
- Milton Ridge: 0.8 mi
- Teneriffe Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Piper Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Berry Hill: 4.2 mi
- Copp Hill: 4.2 mi
- Lovell Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- Great East Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
- Lake Ivanhoe Beach: 9.4 mi
- Alton Town Beach: 12.1 mi
- BLPOA Beach: 12.4 mi
- Governor's Road: 4.5 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 14.7 mi
- World War Monument: 16.0 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 16.1 mi
- New Hampshire Farm Museum: 0.2 mi
- New Hampshire farm Museum: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 2.4 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 2.4 mi
- Sanford-Springvale Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 15.5 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 18.3 mi
- Hayes Falls: 18.5 mi
- Orris Falls: 19.3 mi
- Steeles Falls: 23.8 mi
- Fairy Village: 9.8 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 19.7 mi
- Snake Eyes: 20.0 mi
- A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 22.7 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 22.8 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 13.7 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 14.8 mi
- Rock Tripe Boulder: 17.8 mi
- Spring Hill: 18.4 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 22.4 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 22.5 mi
- MUB Garden: 23.0 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 16.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 19.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 19.5 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 19.5 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 19.5 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 19.7 mi
- Huckins Spring: 21.1 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Jones Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copple Crown Mountain | NW 308° | 534 m | 7.8 mi |
| Moose Mountains | NW 311° | 527 m | 6.0 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | WSW 246° | 424 m | 10.8 mi |
| Birch Ridge | W 277° | 415 m | 7.1 mi |
| Blue Job Mountain | SW 214° | 412 m | 11.1 mi |
| Caverly Mountain | WNW 293° | 410 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rand Mountain | WNW 299° | 397 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WSW 242° | 394 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:45 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798865
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