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Wathne Lot/Town Forest

Wathne Lot/Town Forest from directly overhead

Wathne Lot/Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the west-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 15 miles off.

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Town of Strafford
Getting there

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Coordinates43.22696, -71.14916
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Cellar Hole: 2.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 2.4 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 6.0 mi
  • Deerfield Parade: 7.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.2 mi
Parks
  • Northwood Athlectic Fields: 2.3 mi
  • Bow Lake Athletic Fields: 2.6 mi
  • Northwood Meadows State Park: 3.5 mi
  • Kelsey Mill Historic Site: 4.2 mi
  • Barrington Community Playground: 5.7 mi
Museums: 54
Artworks: 35
Beaches: 19
Gardens: 19
Attractions: 17
  • Mast Way Trails: 9.9 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 10.0 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 10.7 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 12.5 mi
  • New England Dragway: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Steeles Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 7.5 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 7.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 7.7 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 7.7 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 24.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
Lighthouses: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Wathne Lot/Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainWSW 251°424 m9.1 mi
Blue Job MountainNNE 13°412 m7.4 mi
Nottingham MountainWSW 246°411 m8.4 mi
Catamount MountainWNW 294°403 m8.1 mi
Parker MountainNNW 345°401 m3.8 mi
McCoy MountainWSW 258°384 m9.4 mi
Little Blue JobNNE 12°377 m7.8 mi
Evans MountainNW 326°370 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4520:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1415:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465665716962503929
Precip in2.73.03.54.13.64.04.03.84.04.73.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798377

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