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All 292 places by distance →One day from Jaffrey
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:27 pm
58 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Jaffrey
- Pearly Lakelake · 45 min
- Mount Monadnockviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Thorndike Pondlake · 45 min
- Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Churchchurch · 30 min
- Annett State Forestnature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Jaffrey
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Jaffrey?
Contoocook Lake (lake, about 3 km), Pearly Lake (lake, about 7 km), Thorndike Pond (lake, about 7 km), Annett State Forest (nature spot, about 8 km), Mount Monadnock (viewpoint, about 11 km), Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church (church, about 12 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Jaffrey?
80 places on Spotwander: 25 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 24 hill stations & viewpoints, 18 wildlife, forests & gardens, 5 churches, 4 parks.
Which is the nearest lake to Jaffrey?
Contoocook Lake, about 3 km by road; Pearly Lake (7 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Jaffrey?
Mount Monadnock, about 11 km by road; Gap Mountain Reservation (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Jaffrey?
Start in Jaffrey, visit Pearly Lake, then Mount Monadnock, then Thorndike Pond, then Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, then Annett State Forest, and drive back — about 58 km by road in all.