Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Chichester Town Forest
Chichester Town Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Garvin Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chichester Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.21381, -71.42090
- 9.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 11.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 14.9 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Garvin Hill: 0.6 mi
- Plausawa Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pembroke Hill: 3.3 mi
- Broken Ground: 3.9 mi
- Brush Hill: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Ames Brook Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Land Behind Fire Station: 2.5 mi
- Soucook River Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Shaw Pasture Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Shaw Field Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Webster Park: 2.1 mi
- Short Falls Swimming Area: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Chichester Community Greenspace: 2.7 mi
- Catamount Pond Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 46
- Josie Langmaid Memorial: 4.8 mi
- The Pennacook: 5.4 mi
- Webster Mills: 5.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 5.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
Museums: 31
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 5.7 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 6.0 mi
- North East Motor Sports Museum: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 19
- Catamount Pond Beach: 3.9 mi
- White Sands Beach: 5.2 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Riverland Beach: 10.2 mi
- Mary Waldron Beach: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Pembroke Spartan: 5.0 mi
- Pluto: 5.6 mi
- Uranus: 5.7 mi
- Neptune: 5.7 mi
- Concord Clock: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 16
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 5.7 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 10.5 mi
- Deerfield Fairgrounds: 11.9 mi
- Block Party Social: 12.0 mi
- Candia Springs Adventure Park: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Devil's Den Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 13.5 mi
- Boulder Natural: 13.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Lower Slabs: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Steeles Falls: 5.5 mi
- Great Falls: 19.9 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 22.3 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 22.6 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Vegetable Garden: 10.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 10.7 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 20.8 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hooksett Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Huckins Spring: 15.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 20.4 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Log Landing: 15.8 mi
- East Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Chichester Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | ESE 112° | 424 m | 5.5 mi |
| Nottingham Mountain | ESE 112° | 411 m | 6.5 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | NE 56° | 403 m | 7.6 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | ESE 103° | 384 m | 4.7 mi |
| Neville Peak | ESE 108° | 363 m | 6.3 mi |
| Nats Mountain | ESE 120° | 356 m | 5.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | ESE 102° | 347 m | 11.3 mi |
| Parsonage Peak | E 101° | 322 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1395640289
Day trips start here
- Concord · 6 mi
- Hooksett · 8 mi
- Barnstead · 11 mi
- Deerfield · 11 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 11 mi
- Manchester · 15 mi
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