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Thompson Forest

Thompson Forest from directly overhead

Thompson Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Huckleberry Hill stands 152 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is John Hatch Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Independence Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Durham
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.11242, -70.96956

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John Hatch Park: 0.7 mi
  • Packers Falls Park: 1.1 mi
  • Woodridge Park: 1.2 mi
  • Oyster River Park: 2.2 mi
  • Tot Lot: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 50
Beaches: 43
Artworks: 35
Attractions: 21
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hook Island Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Packer's Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Second Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 2.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.1 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 2.2 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 6.3 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 6.3 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 6.3 mi
  • Stratham Town Landing: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 13.2 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 13.5 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 4
  • Two Sisters Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Rail Spring: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Thompson Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry HillNNW 337°152 m8.4 mi
Merry HillNW 304°146 m7.1 mi
Isinglass HillW 265°137 m6.7 mi
Elm HillW 278°136 m8.4 mi
Peavy HillW 278°131 m6.1 mi
Kennard HillWSW 251°129 m7.7 mi
Redoak HillSW 235°119 m6.1 mi
Beauty HillNNW 336°114 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0519:4420:28
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1315:2616:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706860493930
Precip in3.43.54.64.03.84.03.73.44.04.34.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 SSW, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1415532618

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