Powwow River State Forest
Powwow River State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Brunet Parcel, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Independence Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Independence Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Eagle Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brunet Parcel: 0.2 mi
- Powwow River Woodlands: 0.8 mi
- Cowden State Forest: 0.8 mi
- Van Bokkelen Conservation Restriction (Greenbelt): 1.2 mi
- Capp (Greenbelt Conservation Restriction): 1.2 mi
- Sawyers Hill: 0.8 mi
- Eaton Hill: 1.0 mi
- Indian Ground Hill: 1.2 mi
- Chair Hill: 1.3 mi
- Ring Hill: 1.4 mi
- Woodsom Farm North: 1.5 mi
- Batchelder Park: 2.1 mi
- Lake Gardner Beach Area: 2.4 mi
- Amesbury Town Park: 2.6 mi
- Millyard Park: 2.7 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 3.2 mi
- The Captain's Well: 3.2 mi
- Golgotha Boulder: 3.5 mi
- Liberty Tree: 3.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Bartlett Museum: 3.4 mi
- Lowell's Boat Shop: 4.1 mi
- Hampton Falls Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- The Science & Nature Center at Seabrook Station: 6.1 mi
- Exeter Fire Museum: 6.7 mi
- Newton Town Beach: 4.3 mi
- Seabrook Beach: 8.0 mi
- South Beach: 8.2 mi
- Salisbury Beach: 8.4 mi
- Hampton Beach: 8.5 mi
- Market Square: 7.2 mi
- Powder House: 7.2 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 8.0 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 9.0 mi
- New England Dragway: 10.1 mi
- Vegtable Garden: 4.6 mi
- Italian Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
- The Formal Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Shallow-Cold Frames: 4.6 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 7.0 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 14.1 mi
- Great Neck: 14.9 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Hampton Falls: 5.5 mi
- Great Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 9.4 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 8.8 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 11.5 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 11.6 mi
- Front Pavilion: 11.7 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 4.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 4.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 6.7 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 6.7 mi
- Front Range Light: 7.4 mi
- Oil House: 18.6 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 18.6 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 18.6 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 24.9 mi
- Lion's Spring: 2.0 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 7.3 mi
- Rail Spring: 9.7 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 20.6 mi
- Dogtown: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Powwow River State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powow Hill | SE 124° | 99 m | 2.1 mi |
| Chair Hill | ENE 77° | 93 m | 1.3 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | SW 225° | 93 m | 3.9 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | SW 226° | 93 m | 4.0 mi |
| Sawyers Hill | SSW 194° | 91 m | 0.8 mi |
| Indian Ground Hill | NNE 15° | 91 m | 1.2 mi |
| Morse Hill | NW 315° | 91 m | 2.8 mi |
| Moulton Ridge | N 358° | 90 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haverhill, 10 mi away.
- partridgeberry16 obs
- multiflora rose15 obs
- Bobolink14 obs
- common milkweed14 obs
- Solomon's plume14 obs
- common buckthorn13 obs
- Green Frog13 obs
- northern starflower13 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/47797928
Day trips start here
- Amesbury · 3 mi
- Newburyport · 7 mi
- Groveland · 9 mi
- Haverhill · 9 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 13 mi
- Salem · 13 mi
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