Knox Town Forest
Knox Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bow School Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Bow
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 10.3 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bow School Forest: 0.6 mi
- Heather Lane Town Forest: 0.9 mi
- Robinson Road Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Bow Town Forest: 1.2 mi
- Turnpike Road Town Forest: 1.2 mi
- Bow Rotary Park: 1.1 mi
- Sargent Park: 1.5 mi
- Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Reed Park: 2.9 mi
- Bow Boat Ramp: 3.0 mi
- Wood Hill: 2.3 mi
- Picked Hill: 2.5 mi
- Great Hill: 2.9 mi
- Brown Hill: 2.9 mi
- Silver Hill: 3.0 mi
- LaFayette's Tour: 3.5 mi
- Suncook Village: 3.5 mi
- Josie Langmaid Memorial: 3.6 mi
- NH Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 4.4 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 4.6 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 5.5 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 10.0 mi
- White Sands Beach: 1.9 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
- Riverland Beach: 10.9 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 11.8 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 14.2 mi
- Pembroke Spartan: 3.3 mi
- Concord Clock: 4.4 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 4.4 mi
- General John Stark: 4.4 mi
- Franklin Pierce: 4.4 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 5.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.9 mi
- Steeles Falls: 11.4 mi
- Senter Falls: 18.3 mi
- Brennan Falls: 19.1 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 19.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 20.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 17.0 mi
- Boulder Natural: 17.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 14.9 mi
- Botanical Garden: 15.0 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 20.1 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 20.3 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 3.3 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 3.3 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Log Landing: 17.8 mi
- East Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 22.4 mi
- River Road Spring: 13.5 mi
- Huckins Spring: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Knox Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | ENE 75° | 424 m | 10.5 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | ENE 69° | 384 m | 10.3 mi |
| Nats Mountain | ENE 78° | 356 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount William | WSW 246° | 335 m | 10.6 mi |
| Brush Hill | ENE 67° | 305 m | 9.8 mi |
| Plausawa Hill | NE 38° | 304 m | 6.6 mi |
| Garvin Hill | NE 42° | 299 m | 7.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | N 5° | 293 m | 9.3 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 | 07:15 | 15:28 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798223
Day trips start here
- Hooksett · 4 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 4 mi
- Concord · 5 mi
- Manchester · 11 mi
- Bedford · 14 mi
- Deerfield · 15 mi
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