Ayers State Forest
Ayers State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. Little Mountain stands 710 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Canterbury Rest Area, a rest area 0.8 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 212 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 12.1 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 15.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glines Park: 1.3 mi
- Pines Park: 3.9 mi
- Boscawen Town Park: 4.3 mi
- Boscawen Congregational Church Park: 4.3 mi
- Arch Park: 4.4 mi
- Stillhouse Forest: 2.6 mi
- Canterbury Town Forest: 3.4 mi
- Merrimack River State Forest: 3.4 mi
- Kimball Pond Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 4.1 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 3.0 mi
- Tilton Arch Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Tilton Arch: 4.5 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 5.5 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 5.5 mi
- Riverland Beach: 5.7 mi
- Lagace Beach: 7.2 mi
- Griffin Beach: 7.6 mi
- Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 12.0 mi
- Uranus: 11.1 mi
- Neptune: 11.2 mi
- Pluto: 11.3 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 12.0 mi
- John Parker Hale: 12.0 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 5.6 mi
- North East Motor Sports Museum: 6.6 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 10.9 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 11.8 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 5.2 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 10.9 mi
- Bumper Boats: 17.2 mi
- Go-Karts: 17.2 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 17.2 mi
- The Bulkhead: 13.1 mi
- Baker Ledge: 15.0 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 16.0 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 16.3 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 16.4 mi
- Profile Falls: 15.1 mi
- Steeles Falls: 18.1 mi
- Welton Falls: 23.8 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 24.1 mi
- Gleason Falls: 24.3 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 0.8 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Botanical Garden: 5.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 5.4 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 19.9 mi
- Huckins Spring: 10.0 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 17.5 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Hippy Hill: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Ayers State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | W 270° | 710 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | W 262° | 555 m | 11.8 mi |
| Durrell Mountain | NE 56° | 500 m | 12.4 mi |
| Tucker Mountain | NW 314° | 495 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sanbornton Mountain | N 349° | 484 m | 12.5 mi |
| Grant Hill | ENE 57° | 459 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bean Hill | ENE 58° | 456 m | 2.7 mi |
| Peaked Hill | ENE 71° | 444 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798440
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