Tom Rush Forest
Tom Rush Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. Crotched Mountain stands 630 m to the south-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gregg Hill Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 5.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gregg Hill Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Edward Cobbett Forest: 1.1 mi
- Wilkins-Campbell Forest: 1.5 mi
- Burke Family Wildlife Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Hodgdon Pasture: 2.1 mi
- Gregg Hill: 0.6 mi
- Goodale Hill: 0.9 mi
- Clark Summit: 1.4 mi
- Locke Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cove Hill: 2.0 mi
- Riverwalk: 3.4 mi
- Riverwalk: 3.5 mi
- Grimes Field: 3.5 mi
- Kemp Park: 3.7 mi
- Millworkers Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 11.5 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 12.8 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 10.3 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 12.6 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 14.1 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 14.2 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 14.8 mi
- Armillary: 16.2 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 17.7 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 17.8 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 17.8 mi
- Campers Beach: 8.6 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 8.7 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.5 mi
- Ranger Beach: 18.1 mi
- White Sands Beach: 18.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 11.6 mi
- Brennan Falls: 5.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 7.4 mi
- Senter Falls: 11.0 mi
- Bonner Falls: 12.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 16.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 17.4 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 24.4 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 13.5 mi
- Baker Ledge: 20.1 mi
- Billings Fold: 20.1 mi
- Black Precipice: 20.3 mi
- River Road Spring: 10.5 mi
- (seasonal): 14.1 mi
- Falcon Spring: 20.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Wright Grove: 24.6 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Tom Rush Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crotched Mountain | SSW 197° | 630 m | 5.6 mi |
| Windsor Mountain | W 277° | 487 m | 8.3 mi |
| Clark Summit | W 261° | 465 m | 1.4 mi |
| Riley Mountain | WNW 283° | 441 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SSW 211° | 427 m | 2.7 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | WNW 282° | 424 m | 7.2 mi |
| Holt Hill | WSW 256° | 421 m | 7.5 mi |
| Craney Hill | NNE 23° | 420 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare 2 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1411359478
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