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William H. Champlin Jr. Forest

William H. Champlin Jr. Forest from directly overhead

William H. Champlin Jr. Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Blue Job Mountain stands 412 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gonic Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 9.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.27385, -70.92872
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Riverside Park: 2.5 mi
  • Rochester Common: 2.7 mi
  • Forest Glade Park: 2.9 mi
  • Monsignor Gilles Simard Field: 3.1 mi
  • Memorial Field: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 5.6 mi
  • Roundhouse: 8.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 9.1 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 9.2 mi
  • Hill House: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 16
Attractions: 15
  • Spring Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 9.4 mi
  • Wagon: 10.4 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 10.9 mi
  • Take Flight: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Orris Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 6.0 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 9.7 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 16.3 mi
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 23.5 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of William H. Champlin Jr. Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue Job MountainWNW 293°412 m10.2 mi
Little Blue JobWNW 295°377 m10.4 mi
Hussey MountainWNW 304°350 m9.5 mi
Mack MountainWNW 288°321 m10.3 mi
Chesley MountainNW 307°306 m9.0 mi
Nubble MountainWNW 300°302 m10.1 mi
Bauneg Beg MountainNE 43°262 m10.5 mi
Caverly HillWSW 256°206 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0419:4520:28
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1315:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/221370600

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