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Morgan Forest II

Morgan Forest II from directly overhead

Morgan Forest II is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 377 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ames Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.80872, -72.10067

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Mountain Brook Reservoir Conservation Easement: 2.7 mi
  • Centennial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Town Common: 3.9 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 4.1 mi
  • Samuel E. Paul Recreational Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 4.4 mi
Artworks
  • Armillary: 7.0 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 9.0 mi
  • Clyde II: 9.1 mi
  • Aurora: 12.1 mi
  • Reaching: 12.1 mi
Museums: 35
  • Troy Historical Society: 4.4 mi
  • Troy Station: 4.4 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Mariposa Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 22
  • Black Precipice: 3.4 mi
  • Billings Fold: 3.7 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 6.9 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 22
Waterfalls: 20
  • Falls Brook Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Sandy Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Noahs Ark: 5.5 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 15.1 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 3.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 15.1 mi
  • River Road Spring: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Morgan Forest II. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockN 354°965 m3.6 mi
Bald RockN 354°790 m3.1 mi
Monte RosaNNW 349°749 m3.3 mi
Gap Mountain - South PeakWNW 290°579 m2.0 mi
Little Monadnock MountainWSW 256°571 m5.5 mi
Gap Mountain - North PeakWNW 294°561 m2.2 mi
Barrett MountainESE 109°561 m9.9 mi
Beech HillNNE 11°529 m7.5 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797093

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