Washington Town Forest (Farnsworth Hill Lot)
Washington Town Forest (Farnsworth Hill Lot) is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Lovewell Mountain stands 751 m to the east-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Farnsworth Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Washington
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 20.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 11 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 15 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 25 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Farnsworth Hill: 0.7 mi
- Huntley Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Silver Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.2 mi
- Lempster Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Camp Morgan Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Rasmussen Forest: 1.6 mi
- James Crandall Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Washington Town Forest (Huntley Mountain Lot): 1.8 mi
- Washington Town Forest (New Road Lot): 2.0 mi
- Camp Morgan: 1.5 mi
- Pillsbury State Park: 3.2 mi
- Acworth Town Common: 8.1 mi
- Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 8.2 mi
- Acworth Town Land: 8.6 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 10.9 mi
- Alstead Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 13.0 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 13.0 mi
- Corona Beach: 10.8 mi
- State Park Beach: 12.1 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 14.2 mi
- Dewey Beach: 15.3 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 15.9 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 11.3 mi
- naval gun: 16.6 mi
- naval gun: 16.6 mi
- civil war: 16.6 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 12.9 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 18.3 mi
- Pizza Wings: 18.3 mi
- Baseball: 18.4 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 18.4 mi
- Hall Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Gleason Falls: 9.7 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 11.2 mi
- Brennan Falls: 20.2 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 23.9 mi
- Bonner Falls: 24.5 mi
- Table Rock: 15.1 mi
- Mine Ledge: 15.9 mi
- Baker Ledge: 18.1 mi
- Billings Fold: 21.9 mi
- Black Precipice: 22.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 18.1 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 19.1 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 19.2 mi
- Noahs Ark: 20.7 mi
- (seasonal): 4.4 mi
- Falcon Spring: 22.5 mi
- Wright Grove: 14.7 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 18.2 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Washington Town Forest (Farnsworth Hill Lot). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovewell Mountain | ENE 67° | 751 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | NNE 30° | 734 m | 6.8 mi |
| Goves Mountain | NNE 18° | 721 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bean Mountain | N 4° | 708 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NNE 19° | 698 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lempster Mountain | N 358° | 686 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pitcher Mountain | S 176° | 653 m | 5.8 mi |
| Silver Mountain | NW 304° | 652 m | 2.0 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 | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:30 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797358
Day trips start here
- Claremont · 17 mi
- New London · 18 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 22 mi
- Swanzey · 22 mi
- Cornish · 23 mi
- Windsor · 24 mi
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