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Sargent Town Forest

Sargent Town Forest from directly overhead

Sargent Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Peaked Hill stands 444 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Forrest B. Argue Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pittsfield Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.29315, -71.30400
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Forrest B. Argue Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
  • Frank Lyman Park: 1.4 mi
  • Dustin Park: 1.4 mi
  • Drake Field: 1.4 mi
  • Pittsfield Centennial Community Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Webster Mills: 2.4 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 3.2 mi
  • World War Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 34
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 8.6 mi
  • North East Motor Sports Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Strafford Historic Society: 9.3 mi
  • Deerfield Historical Society: 11.5 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 28
  • Sandy Point: 3.4 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Dustin Beach: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Bear with Fish: 12.3 mi
  • Uranus: 12.5 mi
  • Pluto: 12.6 mi
  • Neptune: 12.6 mi
  • Pembroke Spartan: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 10.4 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 12.5 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 13.7 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 16.2 mi
  • Block Party Social: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 13.2 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 13.3 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 13.4 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 13.6 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Steeles Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Sargent Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillNNW 332°444 m10.2 mi
Rocky MountainN 9°428 m11.2 mi
Fort MountainS 186°424 m7.6 mi
Prospect MountainNE 37°424 m9.5 mi
Blue Job MountainENE 74°412 m9.8 mi
Nottingham MountainS 179°411 m7.9 mi
Catamount MountainSSE 161°403 m1.3 mi
Parker MountainE 98°401 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:58
June solstice05:0619:4620:30
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1515:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798534

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