Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Colby Hill Forest
Colby Hill Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. Knights Hill stands 573 m to the west-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Colby Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 1.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates43.19210, -71.87698
- 1.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 6.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 8.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 12 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Colby Hill: 0.1 mi
- Wadsworth Hill: 0.8 mi
- Liberty Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Misery: 1.2 mi
- Windsor Ward Peak: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- House Rock: 2.3 mi
- Watman Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Ashendon State Forest: 3.6 mi
- Wenny-Baker Forest on Thompson Hill: 3.6 mi
- Low State Forest: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Azalea Park: 2.8 mi
- Henniker Community Park: 3.0 mi
- Contoocook River Access: 3.0 mi
- Town Green: 3.0 mi
- Old Concord Road Athletic Fields: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Boudreau Square: 15.2 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 15.5 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 15.9 mi
Museums: 23
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 6.8 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 9.7 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 19
- Wadleigh State Beach: 12.1 mi
- State Park Beach: 14.0 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 14.8 mi
- Elkins Beach: 16.0 mi
- Riverland Beach: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 16
- John Gilbert Winant: 17.1 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 17.1 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 17.1 mi
- Daniel Webster: 17.1 mi
- John Parker Hale: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 9
- Everett Dam: 12.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Gleason Falls: 5.2 mi
- Brennan Falls: 14.0 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 18.0 mi
- Senter Falls: 19.0 mi
- Bonner Falls: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Washington Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 16.3 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 21.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 22.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Canterbury Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 11.9 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 18.0 mi
- The Bulkhead: 19.1 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 9.3 mi
- River Road Spring: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Newhall Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Hippy Hill: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Colby Hill Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Hill | WNW 296° | 573 m | 3.7 mi |
| Avery Ledge | WNW 284° | 570 m | 8.1 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | N 7° | 552 m | 4.1 mi |
| Thompson Hill | W 266° | 536 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rowes Hill | WNW 296° | 525 m | 3.5 mi |
| Silver Hill | WNW 291° | 497 m | 4.9 mi |
| Jones Hill | WSW 257° | 497 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mink Hills | NNE 13° | 496 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopkinton Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- New London · 16 mi
- Concord · 17 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 19 mi
- Franklin · 21 mi
- Hooksett · 22 mi
- Tilton · 23 mi
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