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Wellington Wells Memorial Forest

Wellington Wells Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Wellington Wells Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 377 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Willard Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New England Forestry Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.94175, -72.15267

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Dublin Park: 2.6 mi
  • Marlborough Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Otter Brook Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Robin Hood Park: 5.6 mi
  • Butterfly Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 6.4 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Oya Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 8.1 mi
Museums: 29
Beaches: 15
  • Sunset Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Falls Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Armillary: 5.2 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 6.4 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 6.4 mi
  • Aurora: 6.4 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Billings Fold: 6.0 mi
  • Black Precipice: 6.2 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 9.5 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 10.6 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 4
  • John Pierce Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 6.1 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 6.8 mi
  • (seasonal): 18.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.1 mi
  • River Road Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Wellington Wells Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockSSE 158°965 m6.0 mi
Bald RockSSE 159°790 m6.5 mi
Monte RosaSSE 162°749 m6.2 mi
Osgood HillNE 36°681 m4.8 mi
Bald MountainNE 48°617 m8.3 mi
Skatutakee MountainENE 72°609 m6.2 mi
Thumb MountainENE 68°603 m5.6 mi
Fletcher HillNNE 24°595 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1119:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1018:48
December solstice07:1715:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797293

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