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R.H. Webb Forest Preserve

R.H. Webb Forest Preserve from directly overhead

R.H. Webb Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. Summit stands 828 m to the south-southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is R.H. Webb Forest Preserve (V-Oz), a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates43.35438, -72.10117

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tilton Park: 2.1 mi
  • Ben Mere Park: 2.3 mi
  • Coffin Park: 2.3 mi
  • Hames Park: 2.4 mi
  • Veterans Field: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 24
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 2.4 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 3.1 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Newport Historical Society Museum: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 22
Waterfalls: 10
Covered bridges: 9
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Baker Ledge: 10.6 mi
  • The Bulkhead: 15.9 mi
  • Table Rock: 22.7 mi
  • Bouldering: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 3.6 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 19.5 mi
  • The Wrecker: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 10.7 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of R.H. Webb Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SummitSSE 154°828 m3.1 mi
Sunapee MountainSSE 150°824 m3.6 mi
South PeakSE 142°794 m3.7 mi
Lucias LookoutSSE 165°756 m5.6 mi
Little Sunapee MountainSSE 168°734 m6.5 mi
Goves MountainS 183°721 m6.7 mi
Bryant MountainS 184°698 m7.4 mi
North PeakSSE 148°692 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0919:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1815:2916:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435564696760483727
Precip in3.33.13.74.23.94.44.43.74.25.53.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1393342489

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