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Meadow Pond State Forest

Meadow Pond State Forest from directly overhead

Meadow Pond State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 289 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the north-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Page State Forest, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
289 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.41555, -71.41285
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Gilmanton Youth Organization Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sargent Park: 3.9 mi
  • Murray Park: 4.1 mi
  • Crystal Lake Park: 5.4 mi
  • Upper Suncook Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 39
Beaches: 35
Artworks: 33
Museums: 29
  • North East Motor Sports Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Autopac Gallery: 9.3 mi
  • Canterbury Historical Society: 9.3 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 5.6 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 13.1 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 13.1 mi
  • Go-Karts: 13.1 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Steeles Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Profile Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Falls of Song: 22.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Botanical Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 21.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hippy Hill: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Meadow Pond State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainNNE 17°726 m7.4 mi
Gunstock MountainNNE 13°674 m7.8 mi
Piper MountainNNE 16°617 m6.3 mi
Mount KlemNNE 30°610 m7.8 mi
Mount MackNNE 33°590 m7.3 mi
East Quarry MountainNE 38°580 m8.8 mi
North Straightback MountainNE 40°578 m8.6 mi
Mount RandNNE 33°570 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0619:4720:31
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1615:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Newt7 obs
  • Hickory Tussock Moth5 obs
  • orange hawkweed5 obs
  • Wild Turkey4 obs
  • Common Garter Snake4 obs
  • White-tailed Deer4 obs
  • eastern hemlock4 obs
  • Pickerel Frog4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/47798394

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