Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Arthur Chase Town Forest
Arthur Chase Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the north-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fowler Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Deerfield
How to reach it
Coordinates43.13354, -71.28521
- 13.0 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 16.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 18.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Fowler Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Freese Town Forest: 1.2 mi
- Lindsay Flanders Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Wells Town Forest: 2.4 mi
- Corey Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Willow Hill: 1.0 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Delight: 1.9 mi
- Nottingham Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Nats Mountain: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Peg King Park: 1.8 mi
- Bicentennial Field: 2.4 mi
- Deerfield Parade: 3.3 mi
- Veasey Park: 4.3 mi
- Candia Town Pond and Natural Area: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Deerfield Parade: 2.6 mi
- Veterans: 3.1 mi
- Cellar Hole: 5.7 mi
- building ruins: 7.0 mi
- building ruins: 7.2 mi
Attractions
- Deerfield Fairgrounds: 3.1 mi
- Candia Springs Adventure Park: 5.2 mi
- Block Party Social: 9.9 mi
- The Amoskeag Fishways: 13.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 14.0 mi
Museums: 43
- Deerfield Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Farm Museum: 3.2 mi
- Raymond Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- The Van Dame Museum and Reserch Cente: 9.3 mi
- Polk Library: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 31
- Bear with Fish: 2.5 mi
- Pembroke Spartan: 8.6 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 13.4 mi
- Concord Clock: 13.6 mi
- Franklin Pierce: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 19
- Catamount Pond Beach: 5.5 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- Nottingham Town Beach: 8.3 mi
- Bennett's Bridge Beach: 8.6 mi
- Mary Waldron Beach: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 14
- Bedrock Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 17.0 mi
- MUB Garden: 17.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Steeles Falls: 5.5 mi
- Great Falls: 11.7 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 14.4 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 15.2 mi
- Packer's Falls: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Devil's Den Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 5.1 mi
- Boulder Natural: 5.2 mi
- Lower Slabs: 5.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Log Landing: 7.1 mi
- East Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 17.6 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 19.6 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hooksett Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 21.4 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Two Sisters Spring: 14.7 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 19.4 mi
- Huckins Spring: 21.7 mi
- River Road Spring: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Arthur Chase Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | NNW 334° | 424 m | 3.9 mi |
| Nottingham Mountain | NNW 345° | 411 m | 3.2 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | NNW 333° | 384 m | 5.0 mi |
| Neville Peak | NNW 347° | 363 m | 3.7 mi |
| Nats Mountain | NW 324° | 356 m | 3.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NE 53° | 347 m | 5.3 mi |
| Parsonage Peak | NE 48° | 322 m | 5.2 mi |
| North Mount Pawtuckaway | ESE 102° | 308 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massabesic Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798335
Day trips start here
- Deerfield · 4 mi
- Hooksett · 9 mi
- Manchester · 13 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 13 mi
- Barnstead · 14 mi
- Concord · 15 mi
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