Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Pearl Town Forest
Pearl Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Summit stands 828 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is West Meadow Wetland Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bradford Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.24056, -71.98826
- 2.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 14.9 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 6 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 24 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- West Meadow Wetland Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Bradford Bog Headwaters: 2.1 mi
- Aiken Pasture (Bradford Town Forest): 2.3 mi
- Bradford Pines Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Jewett Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pickett Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hogg Hill: 1.6 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Silver Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Whitman Park: 2.5 mi
- Warren Brook Park: 3.1 mi
- French's Park: 3.5 mi
- Larsen Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 5.0 mi
Museums: 25
- Washington Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 8.1 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 9.0 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 9.1 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 19.1 mi
- naval gun: 19.7 mi
- Boudreau Square: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 22
- State Park Beach: 8.0 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 8.4 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 9.3 mi
- Dewey Beach: 11.7 mi
- Elkins Beach: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 14
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 12.5 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 22.8 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 22.8 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 22.8 mi
- John Parker Hale: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 9.9 mi
- The Bulkhead: 17.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Table Rock: 23.7 mi
- Mine Ledge: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Gleason Falls: 6.9 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 11.5 mi
- Brennan Falls: 18.9 mi
- Senter Falls: 24.5 mi
- Bonner Falls: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Everett Dam: 19.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 19.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 19.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 19.6 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 12.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 23.4 mi
- Noahs Ark: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Newhall Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Hippy Hill: 20.7 mi
- Wright Grove: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 4.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Pearl Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | NW 320° | 828 m | 6.7 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | NW 321° | 824 m | 6.2 mi |
| South Peak | NW 325° | 794 m | 6.0 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | WNW 300° | 756 m | 4.9 mi |
| Lovewell Mountain | SW 235° | 751 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | WNW 289° | 734 m | 4.6 mi |
| Goves Mountain | WNW 282° | 721 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | W 274° | 698 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797215
Day trips start here
- New London · 12 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 19 mi
- Claremont · 20 mi
- Concord · 22 mi
- Franklin · 22 mi
- Tilton · 24 mi
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