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Strafford Town Forest

Strafford Town Forest from directly overhead

Strafford Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 321 m. Prospect Mountain stands 424 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Hills Foundation Lands, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Strafford
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.28282, -71.20155
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Bow Lake Athletic Fields: 4.1 mi
  • Kelsey Mill Historic Site: 4.9 mi
  • Northwood Athlectic Fields: 5.3 mi
  • The Parade: 5.8 mi
  • Northwood Meadows State Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Cellar Hole: 4.8 mi
  • World War Monument: 4.9 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 5.2 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 5.8 mi
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial: 6.3 mi
Museums: 45
  • Strafford Historic Society: 4.1 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Deerfield Historical Society: 10.5 mi
  • Rochester Historical Society: 11.5 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 30
Beaches: 26
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Sandy Point: 4.8 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Dustin Beach: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Steeles Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 12.9 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 14.5 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 15.1 mi
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 15.5 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 11.1 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 11.1 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 11.4 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Strafford Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect MountainN 4°424 m8.3 mi
Fort MountainSW 221°424 m9.0 mi
Blue Job MountainNE 52°412 m5.5 mi
Nottingham MountainSW 215°411 m8.8 mi
Catamount MountainW 264°403 m4.8 mi
Parker MountainE 97°401 m1.6 mi
Ragged MountainN 10°394 m8.0 mi
McCoy MountainSW 228°384 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:29
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1515:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798530

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