Washington Town Forest (Barrett Pond Lot)
Washington Town Forest (Barrett Pond Lot) is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 473 m. Lovewell Mountain stands 751 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashuelot Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Washington
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 21.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 13 mi
- Eagles Nest · 14 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 22 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ashuelot Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Washington Town Forest (Huntley Mountain Lot): 1.1 mi
- Rasmussen Forest: 1.5 mi
- Elizabeth Burns McIntire Forest: 2.2 mi
- Kinson Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Starks Hill: 0.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.1 mi
- Huntley Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Camp Morgan: 3.4 mi
- Pillsbury State Park: 6.1 mi
- Acworth Town Common: 8.2 mi
- Acworth Town Land: 8.9 mi
- Vilas Pool Park: 9.4 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Alstead Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 13.4 mi
- Walpole Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Frank Adams Grist Mill: 13.8 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 15.4 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 15.8 mi
- Oya Hill: 15.9 mi
- Corona Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sunset Beach: 13.9 mi
- State Park Beach: 15.0 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 17.0 mi
- Dewey Beach: 18.1 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.3 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 15.4 mi
- Pizza Wings: 15.5 mi
- Baseball: 15.5 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 15.5 mi
- Gleason Falls: 10.8 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 13.6 mi
- Brennan Falls: 19.8 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 22.9 mi
- Bonner Falls: 23.5 mi
- Mine Ledge: 13.1 mi
- Table Rock: 13.4 mi
- Billings Fold: 19.6 mi
- Black Precipice: 19.8 mi
- Baker Ledge: 20.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 17.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 18.6 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 19.1 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 21.0 mi
- Hall Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 23.4 mi
- (seasonal): 6.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 20.2 mi
- Wright Grove: 11.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 15.4 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Washington Town Forest (Barrett Pond Lot). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovewell Mountain | NE 52° | 751 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bean Mountain | NNE 15° | 708 m | 6.1 mi |
| Lempster Mountain | NNE 11° | 686 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pitcher Mountain | SSE 152° | 653 m | 3.7 mi |
| Silver Mountain | N 356° | 652 m | 3.7 mi |
| Ames Hill | NE 41° | 639 m | 5.5 mi |
| Healey Hill | ESE 105° | 627 m | 2.6 mi |
| Hodgeman Hill | S 169° | 626 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Claremont · 19 mi
- Swanzey · 20 mi
- New London · 21 mi
- Cornish · 24 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 24 mi
- Windsor · 26 mi
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