Walcott Forest
Walcott Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cranberry Meadow, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hancock
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 13.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 23 mi
- Eagles Nest · 26 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 27 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cranberry Meadow: 0.4 mi
- Kepner Meadow: 2.1 mi
- Norway Pond Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 2.4 mi
- Juggernaut Pond Forest: 2.7 mi
- Norway Hill: 1.5 mi
- Greenwood Hill: 3.8 mi
- Ball Hill: 4.1 mi
- Skatutakee Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Nahor Hill: 4.7 mi
- Hancock Common: 2.0 mi
- Moose Brook Park: 2.3 mi
- Sawyer Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Oak Park: 3.5 mi
- Greenfield State Park: 3.5 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 5.0 mi
- Armillary: 6.0 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 16.2 mi
- Pizza Wings: 16.2 mi
- Aurora: 16.3 mi
- New England Glassworks: 11.0 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 5.0 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 5.0 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 14.1 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 14.3 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 3.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 3.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 6.9 mi
- Ranger Beach: 7.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.6 mi
- Bonner Falls: 6.7 mi
- Brennan Falls: 6.9 mi
- Senter Falls: 10.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 13.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 13.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 12.0 mi
- Barrett House: 14.4 mi
- Barrett House: 14.5 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 16.2 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 17.2 mi
- Billings Fold: 9.8 mi
- Black Precipice: 10.0 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Mine Ledge: 19.9 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 6.0 mi
- Noahs Ark: 7.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 23.8 mi
- Falcon Spring: 9.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 14.5 mi
- (seasonal): 18.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 21.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Wright Grove: 18.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Walcott Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | SW 231° | 965 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Rock | SW 229° | 790 m | 10.0 mi |
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | SE 133° | 694 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | SSE 146° | 692 m | 7.3 mi |
| Osgood Hill | WNW 295° | 681 m | 7.8 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | NE 52° | 630 m | 5.4 mi |
| Holt Peak | SSE 156° | 623 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 324° | 617 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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