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Palmer-Bartell Forest

Palmer-Bartell Forest from directly overhead

Palmer-Bartell Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Kidder Mountain stands 549 m to the west, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutchington Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Brookline Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.78426, -71.68613
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Max Cohen Memorial Grove (Town Beach): 3.4 mi
  • Brookline Ball Park: 3.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Centennial Park: 3.9 mi
  • WWII Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Wallingford House: 3.6 mi
  • Bayley House: 3.7 mi
  • Police Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Armed Services Memorial: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • Communication: 3.8 mi
  • House of Wish: 3.8 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 3.8 mi
  • First Friendship: 3.8 mi
  • Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 3.8 mi
Attractions
Museums: 44
Beaches: 29
  • Silver Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 10.4 mi
  • Dog Beach: 10.5 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 26
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Middle Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.2 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.8 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 13.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Palmer-Bartell Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kidder MountainW 270°549 m10.0 mi
Whitcomb PeakWNW 288°524 m9.8 mi
Whittemore HillWSW 240°418 m8.9 mi
Howard HillWNW 290°391 m8.8 mi
Barrett HillWSW 251°382 m6.8 mi
Fisk HillWNW 286°369 m6.9 mi
Kendall LedgeWNW 295°368 m8.4 mi
Wilson HillWNW 293°347 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766727062503929
Precip in3.83.33.74.03.54.33.53.94.24.83.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Milford, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1413277462

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