McCabe Forest
McCabe Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Crotched Mountain stands 630 m to the southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 5.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 10.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 21 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 26 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 27 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Sawyer Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Gregg Lake Beach Park: 3.1 mi
- Bennington Town Beach: 3.6 mi
- Moose Brook Park: 4.8 mi
- Bell Ledges: 1.9 mi
- Nahor Hill: 1.9 mi
- Patten Hill: 2.4 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.6 mi
- Holt Hill: 3.0 mi
- Hurlin Property: 2.3 mi
- John & Anna King Forest: 2.5 mi
- High Five: 3.0 mi
- Hodgdon Pasture: 3.1 mi
- Collins Brook Headwaters: 3.4 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 16.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 16.7 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 11.1 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 11.1 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 11.1 mi
- Armillary: 11.3 mi
- Pizza Wings: 19.1 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 19.1 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 19.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 5.9 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 5.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 10.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 13.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 12.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.3 mi
- Brennan Falls: 5.7 mi
- Gleason Falls: 7.4 mi
- Bonner Falls: 10.6 mi
- Senter Falls: 11.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 15.3 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Billings Fold: 15.2 mi
- Black Precipice: 15.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Mine Ledge: 21.2 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 11.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 12.6 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- (seasonal): 13.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 13.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 15.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Wright Grove: 19.9 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of McCabe Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crotched Mountain | SE 135° | 630 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 258° | 617 m | 5.3 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | SW 229° | 609 m | 7.2 mi |
| Thumb Mountain | SW 234° | 603 m | 7.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 296° | 592 m | 7.6 mi |
| Willard Mountain | W 273° | 582 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lightning Hill | WNW 303° | 582 m | 7.6 mi |
| Holt Hill | WSW 253° | 581 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797405
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