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William McGreal Forest

William McGreal Forest from directly overhead

William McGreal Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. Osgood Hill stands 681 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris Center Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

How to reach it

Coordinates42.98265, -72.03001

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hancock Common: 2.4 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 2.6 mi
  • Gregg Lake Beach Park: 4.7 mi
  • Sawyer Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 13.2 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 13.3 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 13.3 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 13.3 mi
Museums: 31
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 14
  • Brennan Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Senter Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Armillary: 5.5 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 8.3 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 13.0 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 13.0 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Billings Fold: 9.3 mi
  • Black Precipice: 9.6 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 15.4 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 16.0 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 20.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 9.5 mi
  • (seasonal): 15.3 mi
  • River Road Spring: 17.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 3
  • John Pierce Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 7.0 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of William McGreal Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Osgood HillWNW 287°681 m3.6 mi
Crotched MountainE 82°630 m8.0 mi
Bald MountainN 359°617 m2.7 mi
Skatutakee MountainSSW 197°609 m1.0 mi
Thumb MountainSW 235°603 m1.2 mi
Fletcher HillWNW 298°595 m4.5 mi
Dakin HillNW 311°595 m6.7 mi
Round MountainNNW 346°592 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4820:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1715:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455766716962493829
Precip in3.33.44.03.83.74.34.34.04.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797398

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