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Cilley State Forest

Cilley State Forest from directly overhead

Cilley State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell E. Martin Memorial Park, a park 0.6 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.17282, -71.54194

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sargent Park: 0.8 mi
  • Rollins Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bow Rotary Park: 1.2 mi
  • Reed Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 30
Beaches: 21
  • White Sands Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 13
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 3.6 mi
  • Everett Dam: 7.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 7.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.0 mi
  • Everett Dam: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Steeles Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Senter Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Raymond Cliff: 8.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.6 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 18.2 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 18.3 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Vegetable Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • River Road Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 19.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Cilley State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainE 86°424 m11.2 mi
McCoy MountainE 80°384 m10.8 mi
Mount WallingfordSW 235°364 m11.9 mi
Nats MountainE 89°356 m10.9 mi
Mount WilliamSW 234°335 m10.6 mi
Brush HillE 79°305 m10.2 mi
Plausawa HillENE 58°304 m6.0 mi
Garvin HillENE 60°299 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4720:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1615:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798131

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