Piscataquog River Town Forest
Piscataquog River Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the south-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Hill Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Francestown
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 17.5 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fisher Hill Town Forest: 0.8 mi
- Jack & Margaret Hoffman Wilderness Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Diane & John R. Schott Brennan Falls Reserve: 1.3 mi
- Lord Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- F.L. Hill Wetland: 1.7 mi
- Bible Hill: 0.8 mi
- Bradford Hill: 1.3 mi
- Campbell Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bullard Hill: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sunset Lake Town Beach: 4.2 mi
- Bennington Town Beach: 4.5 mi
- Greenfield State Park: 4.9 mi
- Oak Park: 5.2 mi
- Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 5.2 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 11.0 mi
- Armillary: 14.1 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 17.8 mi
- Soldier and Sailers Monument: 18.7 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 19.9 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 10.9 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 11.3 mi
- Amherst Civil War Monument: 13.4 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 10.9 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 11.0 mi
- Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum: 13.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 5.0 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 5.1 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 14.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 14.6 mi
- Ranger Beach: 15.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 10.3 mi
- Brennan Falls: 1.2 mi
- Senter Falls: 5.9 mi
- Bonner Falls: 7.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 9.6 mi
- Middle Falls: 9.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 14.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 14.9 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Billings Fold: 17.7 mi
- Black Precipice: 18.0 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 24.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 7.1 mi
- Falcon Spring: 17.4 mi
- (seasonal): 18.6 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Trap Falls: 22.8 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Piscataquog River Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | SSW 198° | 694 m | 8.4 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | W 266° | 630 m | 3.0 mi |
| Rose Mountain | S 174° | 523 m | 4.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 167° | 511 m | 5.2 mi |
| Winn Mountain | S 178° | 503 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lyndeborough Mountain | S 171° | 491 m | 5.1 mi |
| Clark Summit | NNW 331° | 465 m | 5.7 mi |
| Wilson Hill | NW 316° | 427 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:30 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797429
Day trips start here
- Amherst · 14 mi
- Brookline · 14 mi
- Milford · 14 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 15 mi
- Bedford · 16 mi
- Manchester · 18 mi
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