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Town Forest

Town Forest from directly overhead

Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jennie Lagoulis Reservation, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.77666, -70.87772

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Old Town Hill: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 1.7 mi
  • Clyde: 1.8 mi
  • Eclipse: 1.9 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 2.0 mi
  • Will He.: 2.2 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Lower Green: 1.7 mi
  • March's Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 1.9 mi
  • Perkins Park & Playground: 2.1 mi
  • Bartlet Mall: 2.2 mi
Attractions
  • Market Square: 2.4 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 4.0 mi
  • Corn Maze: 6.3 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.0 mi
  • The Rockery: 10.0 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 4.3 mi
  • The Knobbs: 5.1 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Clark Beach: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Great Neck: 6.2 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 7.4 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 7.9 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 9.9 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Stratham Town Landing: 16.2 mi
  • Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 18.2 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 18.2 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 7.1 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 7.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 7.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 9.5 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.9 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNNW 334°99 m6.9 mi
Littles HillSW 236°79 m7.5 mi
Brake HillW 272°78.64 m6.5 mi
Prospect HillS 188°77 m5.0 mi
Crow HillW 269°76.81 m6.4 mi
Whittier HillNNW 329°76 m6.6 mi
Archelaus HillWNW 288°74 m4.6 mi
Turkey HillS 174°74 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/268757963

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