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Washington Town Forest (New Road Lot)

Washington Town Forest (New Road Lot) from directly overhead

Washington Town Forest (New Road Lot) is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 484 m. Sunapee Mountain stands 824 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Codman Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

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What to expect

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Town of Washington
Getting there

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Coordinates43.20121, -72.11968

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pillsbury State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Camp Morgan: 2.1 mi
  • Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor: 6.3 mi
  • Acworth Town Common: 8.8 mi
  • Larsen Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 31
  • Washington Historical Society: 2.2 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 9.6 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 11.1 mi
  • Newport Historical Society Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Alstead Historical Society: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 21
Historic sites: 14
Artworks: 11
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 11.5 mi
  • Smith's clothespin: 19.5 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 20.2 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 20.2 mi
  • Baseball: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Baker Ledge: 16.1 mi
  • Table Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 17.9 mi
  • Billings Fold: 23.5 mi
  • The Bulkhead: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 20.2 mi
  • Green Mountain Railroad: 24.1 mi
  • Everett Dam: 24.3 mi
  • Everett Dam: 24.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Gleason Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Pollard Mills Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Gerry's Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 24.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 2.9 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Washington Town Forest (New Road Lot). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunapee MountainNNE 20°824 m8.0 mi
Lucias LookoutNNE 24°756 m5.7 mi
Lovewell MountainE 87°751 m3.0 mi
Little Sunapee MountainNNE 28°734 m4.8 mi
Goves MountainN 9°721 m4.0 mi
Bean MountainNNW 333°708 m2.0 mi
Bryant MountainN 9°698 m3.2 mi
Lempster MountainNNW 331°686 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:0919:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1815:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435563686659473727
Precip in3.43.13.84.23.84.54.44.04.15.54.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797355

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