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Scott Memorial Forest

Scott Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Scott Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Marjory Moors Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New England Forestry Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.84064, -71.78666
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Goss Park: 1.9 mi
  • Main Street Park: 2.5 mi
  • Whiting Park: 2.6 mi
  • Carnival Hill Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 8.6 mi
  • Communication: 9.7 mi
  • House of Wish: 9.7 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 9.7 mi
  • Reminiscence: 9.7 mi
Museums: 33
Beaches: 27
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 17
Waterfalls: 16
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Senter Falls: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Billings Fold: 16.4 mi
  • Black Precipice: 16.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 18.0 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 18.3 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 18.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 11.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Scott Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainNW 308°694 m5.1 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainWNW 288°692 m4.9 mi
Holt PeakW 260°623 m5.1 mi
Burton PeakWSW 252°605 m5.6 mi
Temple MountainW 270°596 m5.0 mi
New Ipswich MountainSW 225°563 m9.3 mi
Barrett MountainSW 230°561 m8.5 mi
Kidder MountainSW 231°549 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797203

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