Zephaniah Breed Forest
Zephaniah Breed Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Clark Summit stands 465 m to the west-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Breed Brook Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 15.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Breed Brook Town Forest: 0.5 mi
- Chevey Hill Town Forest: 1.0 mi
- Buxton Forest: 1.1 mi
- Elizabeth Simons Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Toby Hill Town Forest: 2.1 mi
- Inneson Memorial Field: 0.6 mi
- Center Park: 1.0 mi
- Chase Park: 1.8 mi
- Purington Memorial FIeld: 2.9 mi
- Francis Arthur Bolton Sr. Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Gove Hill: 0.7 mi
- Chevy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Chevy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Wallingford: 1.8 mi
- Mine Hill: 2.0 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 6.9 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 9.2 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 9.2 mi
- NH Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 13.1 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 9.1 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 13.0 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 13.1 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 13.0 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 13.1 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 13.1 mi
- Daniel Webster: 13.1 mi
- General John Stark: 13.1 mi
- Campers Beach: 12.1 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 12.2 mi
- White Sands Beach: 13.9 mi
- Riverland Beach: 15.8 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 17.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 4.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 4.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 4.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 4.7 mi
- Frog Rock: 11.5 mi
- Brennan Falls: 8.5 mi
- Gleason Falls: 10.9 mi
- Senter Falls: 11.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.6 mi
- Bonner Falls: 14.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 20.5 mi
- Noahs Ark: 21.6 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 22.4 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 19.8 mi
- Billings Fold: 24.4 mi
- Black Precipice: 24.7 mi
- River Road Spring: 8.5 mi
- (seasonal): 17.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 24.2 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Zephaniah Breed Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Summit | WSW 255° | 465 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wilson Hill | WSW 238° | 427 m | 7.1 mi |
| Craney Hill | NW 326° | 420 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | WSW 251° | 412 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NW 314° | 405 m | 4.2 mi |
| Gregg Hill | WSW 259° | 402 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 291° | 402 m | 5.9 mi |
| Candlewood Hill | SSW 202° | 396 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare 2 NE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797454
Day trips start here
- Merrimack Valley · 11 mi
- Concord · 13 mi
- Hooksett · 14 mi
- Bedford · 16 mi
- Manchester · 16 mi
- Amherst · 17 mi
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