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Morgan Forest

Morgan Forest from directly overhead

Morgan Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the north-northwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Perry Forest II, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Prot. of NH Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81926, -72.09505

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Centennial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Mountain Brook Reservoir Conservation Easement: 2.6 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 3.4 mi
  • Town Common: 3.6 mi
  • Humiston Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 4.5 mi
Artworks
  • Armillary: 6.2 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 8.4 mi
  • Clyde II: 9.7 mi
  • Aurora: 11.9 mi
  • Reaching: 11.9 mi
Museums: 34
  • Troy Historical Society: 4.5 mi
  • Troy Station: 4.5 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Mariposa Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Black Precipice: 2.8 mi
  • Billings Fold: 3.0 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 7.2 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Falls Brook Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 20
Beaches: 17
  • Sandy Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Noahs Ark: 4.8 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 2.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 15.5 mi
  • River Road Spring: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Morgan Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockNNW 347°965 m3.0 mi
Bald RockNNW 346°790 m2.5 mi
Monte RosaNNW 340°749 m2.7 mi
Gap Mountain - South PeakW 269°579 m2.2 mi
Little Monadnock MountainWSW 250°571 m6.0 mi
Gap Mountain - North PeakW 274°561 m2.3 mi
Barrett MountainESE 113°561 m9.9 mi
Cobb HillN 7°555 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1119:4820:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1715:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455766716962493829
Precip in3.33.44.03.83.74.34.34.04.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797094

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