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Casalis State Forest

Casalis State Forest from directly overhead

Casalis State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 360 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cunningham Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.84931, -71.91962

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Miller State Park: 2.2 mi
  • Depot Park: 2.4 mi
  • Boccelli Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Nubanusit Terrace: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 2.5 mi
  • Armillary: 8.2 mi
  • Clyde II: 13.4 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 14.7 mi
  • Phoenix: 15.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 35
  • Mariposa Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Ashby Historical Society: 12.9 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Picnickers Beach: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 21
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bonner Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Senter Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Middle Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Noahs Ark: 7.6 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 18.1 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 8.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.3 mi
  • River Road Spring: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Casalis State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockW 275°965 m9.6 mi
Bald RockW 272°790 m9.5 mi
Monte RosaW 273°749 m9.8 mi
North Pack Monadnock MountainNE 47°694 m3.7 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainENE 67°692 m2.3 mi
Holt PeakSE 131°623 m2.3 mi
Skatutakee MountainNW 325°609 m10.1 mi
Burton PeakSSE 150°605 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860493828
Precip in3.03.03.93.83.64.54.03.94.34.83.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Muni AP Silver RCH, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797127

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