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Whitten Woods

Whitten Woods from directly overhead

Whitten Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Campton Mountain stands 724 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashland Town Beach, a park 1.1 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New England Forest Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.71427, -71.63941

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ashland Town Beach: 1.1 mi
  • L. W. Packard Ballfield: 1.3 mi
  • Sawhegenet Falls Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Squam Lakes Boat Launch Facility: 2.8 mi
  • Skate Park of Plymouth: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
Historic sites: 29
Beaches: 28
  • South Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Edna-Maude Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Birch Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Waukewan Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Avery-Crouse Beach: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Livermore Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Beede Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Sculptured Rocks: 10.8 mi
  • Profile Falls: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 3.9 mi
  • #19 / Enigmatic Dream: 8.0 mi
  • #24 / Snowy Owl: 8.0 mi
  • Lake Life Walk: 8.0 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 8.0 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 15
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 10.7 mi
  • Funspot: 10.7 mi
  • Go-Karts: 12.1 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Peace Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Whitten Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Campton MountainNNE 16°724 m9.5 mi
Tenney MountainWNW 282°680 m7.8 mi
Mount MorganNNE 31°677 m7.2 mi
Mount CrosbyW 280°676 m9.1 mi
Mount PercivalNNE 32°674 m7.8 mi
Plymouth MountainW 265°664 m4.2 mi
Mount SquamNE 35°661 m8.5 mi
Doublehead MountainNE 40°645 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0619:4920:33
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1815:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182130425362676558463524
Precip in3.22.63.23.33.74.44.53.83.64.63.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1388904083

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