Carter Forest
Carter Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 463 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 21.4 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 14 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 17 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 17 mi
- stone post view · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Hill: 0.2 mi
- Spaulding Hill: 0.7 mi
- Cooper Hill: 1.7 mi
- Hurricane Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Monadnock: 2.9 mi
- Marlborough Town Beach: 0.9 mi
- Dublin Park: 1.6 mi
- Farrar Field: 4.3 mi
- Shattuck Park: 4.7 mi
- Central Square: 5.3 mi
- Ryan Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- The Weld Forest: 1.1 mi
- Kennelley Forest: 1.4 mi
- Leighton State Forest: 1.5 mi
- Cooper Hill Community Forest: 1.7 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Troy WW1 Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Troy Station: 5.4 mi
- Bruder House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 7.3 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 7.5 mi
- Royalston Falls: 13.6 mi
- Bonner Falls: 14.8 mi
- Spirit Falls: 16.0 mi
- Brennan Falls: 16.7 mi
- Sunset Beach: 4.3 mi
- Ranger Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.1 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 9.6 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
- Armillary: 4.0 mi
- Aurora: 7.4 mi
- Reaching: 7.4 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 7.4 mi
- Pizza Wings: 7.4 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 7.5 mi
- Stone Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Barrett House: 17.2 mi
- Barrett House: 17.5 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 18.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 2.8 mi
- Black Precipice: 3.0 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Mine Ledge: 12.7 mi
- Jacob Hill: 14.2 mi
- Noahs Ark: 4.0 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 4.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Falcon Spring: 3.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 21.1 mi
- (seasonal): 21.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 24.2 mi
- Wright Grove: 12.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.0 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Hall Bridge: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Carter Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | SSE 147° | 965 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bald Rock | SSE 151° | 790 m | 3.3 mi |
| Monte Rosa | SSE 155° | 749 m | 3.0 mi |
| Osgood Hill | NNE 17° | 681 m | 7.3 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | NE 46° | 609 m | 7.2 mi |
| Thumb Mountain | NE 40° | 603 m | 6.9 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | N 11° | 595 m | 8.2 mi |
| Holt Hill | NNE 24° | 581 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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