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Marshall State Forest

Marshall State Forest from directly overhead

Marshall State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Holt Peak stands 623 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrett Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.73953, -71.82345

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Taft Memorial Field: 1.8 mi
  • Myrtle Marsh Park: 2.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Mason Railroad Trail: 3.6 mi
  • TAYBS Craven Field: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
  • New England Glassworks: 5.3 mi
  • Fitchburg Creamery: 9.5 mi
  • World War 2 Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 10.6 mi
  • Police Memorial: 10.8 mi
Artworks
  • Phoenix: 7.7 mi
  • Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 7.7 mi
  • CAVA: 7.7 mi
  • Windows Into Big Bear Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Continuum: 7.7 mi
Museums: 34
Beaches: 28
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 8.4 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 8.8 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 27
Gardens: 22
  • Sundial Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 11.1 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Trap Falls: 5.2 mi
  • The Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 15.8 mi
  • River Road Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Marshall State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt PeakNNW 333°623 m6.8 mi
Burton PeakNNW 326°605 m6.3 mi
Temple MountainNNW 336°596 m7.7 mi
New Ipswich MountainW 275°563 m4.7 mi
Barrett MountainWNW 289°561 m4.9 mi
Mount WataticSW 230°555 m4.6 mi
Pratt MountainW 265°551 m4.9 mi
Kidder MountainNW 316°549 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1515:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797157

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