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Charles G. Kelley Memorial Forest

Charles G. Kelley Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Charles G. Kelley Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.36923, -71.34732
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Upper Suncook Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
  • The Parade: 3.7 mi
  • Pittsfield Centennial Community Park: 4.2 mi
  • Drake Field: 4.4 mi
  • Harold Conrad Square: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 44
Beaches: 34
Artworks: 33
Museums: 27
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 4.2 mi
  • North East Motor Sports Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Canterbury Historical Society: 11.2 mi
  • Strafford Historic Society: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 7.3 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 13.7 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 16.3 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 17.0 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Carbonneau Cave: 9.0 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 18.8 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 18.9 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 19.1 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Steeles Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Profile Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 13.1 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Charles G. Kelley Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainN 354°726 m10.3 mi
Gunstock MountainN 352°674 m10.9 mi
Piper MountainN 351°617 m9.4 mi
Mount KlemN 4°610 m9.9 mi
Mount MackN 4°590 m9.4 mi
East Quarry MountainNNE 11°580 m10.4 mi
North Straightback MountainNNE 13°578 m10.1 mi
Straightback MountainNNE 14°570 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0619:4720:30
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1515:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1394999613

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