Middleton Town Forest
Middleton Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Straightback Mountain stands 570 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmington Town Forest, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 4.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Middleton
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 6.7 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 20.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Farmington Town Forest: 1.2 mi
- Jennings Forest: 1.4 mi
- Tebbetts Hill Reservation: 1.6 mi
- Nute Plantation: 3.0 mi
- Teneriffe Mountain Forest: 3.3 mi
- Meetinghouse Park: 2.3 mi
- James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 2.9 mi
- King's Park: 3.4 mi
- Middleton Park: 3.6 mi
- Teneriffe Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Whitehouse Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Birch Ridge: 4.3 mi
- Mount Jesse: 4.7 mi
- Mount Eleanor: 5.0 mi
- Alton Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- Colony Beach (closed): 8.8 mi
- Dustin Beach: 8.9 mi
- Lovell Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
- Sandy Point: 11.3 mi
- Governor's Road: 7.3 mi
- World War Monument: 10.8 mi
- Old Train Trestle: 11.7 mi
- Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 12.3 mi
- Cellar Hole: 12.5 mi
- New Hampshire Farm Museum: 5.1 mi
- New Hampshire farm Museum: 5.1 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 5.2 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 5.3 mi
- Gilman Museum: 7.2 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 14.0 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 17.6 mi
- Hayes Falls: 17.8 mi
- Steeles Falls: 19.0 mi
- Orris Falls: 21.5 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 12.5 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 19.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 19.8 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 20.6 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 21.1 mi
- Fairy Village: 14.3 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 19.3 mi
- Snake Eyes: 19.5 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 21.4 mi
- A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 21.4 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 12.5 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 19.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 19.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 19.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 19.0 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Botanical Garden: 20.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 20.9 mi
- Huckins Spring: 16.5 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 17.7 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 21.7 mi
- East Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Middleton Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straightback Mountain | WNW 296° | 570 m | 12.2 mi |
| Copple Crown Mountain | NNW 347° | 534 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Major | WNW 300° | 528 m | 11.8 mi |
| Moose Mountains | N 359° | 527 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | W 280° | 428 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WNW 290° | 426 m | 9.9 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | WSW 252° | 424 m | 5.7 mi |
| Birch Ridge | NW 323° | 415 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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