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Sanbornton Town Forest

Sanbornton Town Forest from directly overhead

Sanbornton Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastman Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 4.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Sanbornton Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.55299, -71.58511

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Hamlin-Eames-Smyth Recreation: 3.3 mi
  • Eames Recreation and Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
  • Ahern State Park: 4.4 mi
  • Robbie Mills Sports Complex: 4.4 mi
  • Childs Park: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 46
Historic sites: 39
Beaches: 36
  • Hermit Lake Town Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Weirs Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Griffin Beach: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Turitella: 8.2 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 8.2 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 8.3 mi
  • #14 / White: 8.3 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 8.3 mi
Museums: 24
Waterfalls: 16
  • Profile Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Welton Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Livermore Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Elizabeth Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Sculptured Rocks: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 6.8 mi
  • Funspot: 6.8 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Go-Karts: 7.5 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Botanical Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Peace Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 22.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 4.3 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hippy Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Sanbornton Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainESE 103°726 m11.1 mi
Gunstock MountainE 100°674 m10.5 mi
Piper MountainESE 108°617 m10.9 mi
Hersey MountainWNW 285°608 m3.8 mi
Dickinson HillWSW 257°579 m10.4 mi
Peaked HillNW 320°575 m8.8 mi
Bristol PeakNW 314°547 m8.0 mi
Page HillW 260°516 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0619:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1715:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798484

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