District 5 State Forest

District 5 State Forest is a nature reserve in City of Concord, Merrimack Valley, New Hampshire. District 5 State Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Riverhill, as well as near West Concord.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbott State Forest and Penacook Lake.

Abbott State Forest

Nature reserve

Abbott State Forest is a 35-acre protected area located in Concord, New Hampshire, on the west side of Lake View Drive. It is bordered to the east, across Lake View Drive, by Penacook Lake water supply land.

Penacook Lake

Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY 3.0.

Penacook Lake is a 362-acre lake located in Merrimack County in central New Hampshire, United States, in the city of Concord. It has also been known as "Long Pond".

Saint Paul’s School

School

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St. Paul's School is a college-preparatory, coeducational boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire, affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The school's 2,000-acre, or 3.125 square mile, campus serves 540 students, who come from 37 states and 28 countries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Concord and Hopkinton.

Concord

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Concord is the capital city of New Hampshire, a state in New England. It is the home of the oldest state house in the U.S. in which the legislature still meets in its original chambers.

Hopkinton

Town

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Hopkinton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,914 at the 2020 census. The town has three distinct communities: Hopkinton village, mainly a residential area in the center of the town; Contoocook, the town's business hub, located in the north; and West Hopkinton, within the more agricultural portion of the town.

District 5 State Forest

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: forest and recreation area
Location: City of Concord, Merrimack Valley, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.2152° or 43° 12′ 55″ north

Longitude

-71.6074° or 71° 36′ 27″ west

Operator

New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands

Open location code

87MC698V+32

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47798207

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

Discover District 5 State Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Riverhill and West Concord.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Russell Pond and Jerry Hill.

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