Knowlton Forest
Knowlton Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Bean Hill stands 456 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hot Hole Pond Boating Access, a park 0.4 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Concord
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 10.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hot Hole Pond Boating Access: 0.4 mi
- Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Beaver Meadow Park: 3.2 mi
- Merrill Park: 3.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 0.5 mi
- Whitney Hill: 2.6 mi
- Broken Ground: 3.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 4.5 mi
- Cogswell Hill: 4.7 mi
- Oak Hill City Forest: 0.7 mi
- Riley Property: 0.8 mi
- Riley Property: 1.0 mi
- Riley Property: 1.4 mi
- City Conservation Land: 1.6 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 3.5 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 3.8 mi
- The Pennacook: 3.9 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 3.9 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 5.0 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Riverland Beach: 3.9 mi
- White Sands Beach: 8.7 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Point: 13.2 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 13.6 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 3.9 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 5.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.7 mi
- Uranus: 4.1 mi
- Neptune: 4.2 mi
- Pluto: 4.3 mi
- John Parker Hale: 5.1 mi
- Franklin Pierce: 5.1 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 18.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 19.7 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Steeles Falls: 11.3 mi
- Profile Falls: 22.7 mi
- Gleason Falls: 24.1 mi
- Log Landing: 22.5 mi
- East Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Hippy Hill: 24.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 5.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 5.8 mi
- Huckins Spring: 11.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 21.9 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Knowlton Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Hill | N 349° | 456 m | 8.2 mi |
| Peaked Hill | NNE 31° | 444 m | 11.6 mi |
| Fort Mountain | ESE 124° | 424 m | 11.9 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | E 92° | 403 m | 11.1 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | ESE 121° | 384 m | 10.9 mi |
| Nats Mountain | SE 127° | 356 m | 12.0 mi |
| Parsonage Hill | NE 39° | 344 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sanborn Hill | NE 55° | 306 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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