Canterbury Town Forest
Canterbury Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Canterbury Shaker Village, a attraction 1.9 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Canterbury Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 11.1 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 16.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peverly Meadow Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Morrill Pond Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Shaker State Forest: 3.1 mi
- Ayers State Forest: 3.4 mi
- Kimball Pond Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Bean Hill: 2.2 mi
- Zion Hill: 2.5 mi
- Zion Hill: 2.9 mi
- Whitney Hill: 3.7 mi
- Cogswell Hill: 4.0 mi
- Glines Park: 4.6 mi
- Murray Park: 5.0 mi
- Pines Park: 5.4 mi
- Sargent Park: 5.5 mi
- Gilmanton Youth Organization Park: 5.5 mi
- Tilton Arch Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Tilton Arch: 5.8 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 6.3 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 6.4 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Riverland Beach: 6.2 mi
- Lagace Beach: 9.9 mi
- Griffin Beach: 10.1 mi
- Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 11.9 mi
- Uranus: 10.3 mi
- Neptune: 10.4 mi
- Pluto: 10.5 mi
- John Parker Hale: 11.3 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 11.3 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- North East Motor Sports Museum: 3.4 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 8.2 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 10.1 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 11.1 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 1.9 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 10.1 mi
- Bumper Boats: 16.5 mi
- Go-Karts: 16.5 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 16.5 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 13.9 mi
- The Bulkhead: 16.3 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 16.5 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 16.8 mi
- Baker Ledge: 18.4 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Botanical Garden: 2.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 2.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.3 mi
- Huckins Spring: 7.3 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.6 mi
- Steeles Falls: 15.4 mi
- Profile Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Hippy Hill: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Canterbury Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap Mountain | NE 37° | 726 m | 12.9 mi |
| Piper Mountain | NE 39° | 617 m | 11.9 mi |
| Durrell Mountain | NE 44° | 500 m | 10.1 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | NE 40° | 477 m | 10.8 mi |
| Swett Mountain | NE 44° | 467.87 m | 11.9 mi |
| Grant Hill | NE 44° | 459 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bean Hill | NNW 330° | 456 m | 2.2 mi |
| Peaked Hill | ENE 59° | 444 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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