Estes Family Forest
Estes Family Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Bean Hill stands 456 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Concord Rotary Island Park, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 8.3 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Concord Rotary Island Park: 0.8 mi
- Batchelder Mill Road Trails: 1.5 mi
- Oak Hill City Forest: 1.7 mi
- Merrimack River Outdoor Education & Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- City Conservation Land: 1.9 mi
- Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Morono Park: 1.1 mi
- Beaver Meadow Park: 1.3 mi
- Merrill Park: 1.3 mi
- Garrison Park: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.7 mi
- Broken Ground: 2.8 mi
- Parsonage Hill: 3.6 mi
- Rum Hill: 3.6 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 1.4 mi
- The Pennacook: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 3.1 mi
- NH Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 3.2 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 2.0 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 2.9 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Riverland Beach: 3.7 mi
- White Sands Beach: 7.3 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 10.0 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 14.5 mi
- Sandy Point: 15.1 mi
- Uranus: 2.2 mi
- Neptune: 2.3 mi
- Pluto: 2.4 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 3.1 mi
- John Parker Hale: 3.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 2.0 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 7.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.4 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Baker Ledge: 19.1 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 20.1 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 20.2 mi
- Steeles Falls: 12.0 mi
- Gleason Falls: 22.1 mi
- Brennan Falls: 23.3 mi
- Profile Falls: 23.9 mi
- Senter Falls: 24.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 7.9 mi
- Botanical Garden: 8.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 24.9 mi
- Log Landing: 22.3 mi
- East Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Hippy Hill: 24.8 mi
- Huckins Spring: 14.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 19.6 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Estes Family Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Hill | N 359° | 456 m | 10.0 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | ESE 109° | 384 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sanborn Hill | NE 51° | 306 m | 11.9 mi |
| Brush Hill | ESE 109° | 305 m | 10.7 mi |
| Plausawa Hill | ESE 114° | 304 m | 5.7 mi |
| Garvin Hill | ESE 110° | 299 m | 6.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | NE 46° | 293 m | 2.7 mi |
| Sanborn Hill | ESE 105° | 288 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:28 | 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.
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