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West Kingston Town Forest

West Kingston Town Forest from directly overhead

West Kingston Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Walnut Hill stands 166 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Rimmon State Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Independence Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Kingston Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.93347, -71.08976

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Joseph Young Foundation: 0.8 mi
  • French Mill: 1.0 mi
  • Spofford Mill: 1.0 mi
  • Betty and Barney Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Time Capsule 1976–2076: 6.7 mi
Parks
  • Clyde Goldthwaite Recreational Facility: 1.1 mi
  • Kingston State Park: 1.6 mi
  • Kingston Plain: 1.8 mi
  • Chase Fields: 1.8 mi
  • Colby Pond Park: 2.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • Wildflower Lane Cul de Sac: 8.9 mi
  • Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Vegtable Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Italian Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 55
Beaches: 43
Waterfalls: 16
  • Lower Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Lower Slabs: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 13.5 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 13.7 mi
  • Sheep's Rock: 13.7 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Rest areas: 10
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 8.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 9.1 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 11.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Jailhouse Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Rail Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of West Kingston Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut HillW 263°166 m6.9 mi
Hoyt HillW 264°146 m6.4 mi
Butman HillWSW 258°144 m6.7 mi
Eastman HillWSW 255°132 m6.9 mi
King HillW 275°132 m6.9 mi
Hog HillSSW 212°127 m7.2 mi
Mardens HillWNW 293°125 m7.4 mi
Smith MountainWSW 239°123 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0619:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1315:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242734465665716962504030
Precip in3.03.34.24.14.04.03.63.73.94.93.74.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Hampstead, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1427717482

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