Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Goodwin-Chandler State Forest
Goodwin-Chandler State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Craney Hill stands 420 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimball Lake Recreation Area, a park 0.6 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
Coordinates43.18111, -71.65558
- 1.2 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 2.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kimball Lake Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Kimball Pond Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Stark Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Bela Brook Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Elm Brook Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hawthorne Town Forest: 0.9 mi
- Smith Pond Bog Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Ransmeier Woods: 1.5 mi
- John Brockway Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Pages Corner State Forest: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Irish Hill: 1.4 mi
- Dimond Hill: 1.6 mi
- Beech Hill: 1.9 mi
- Putney Hill: 2.0 mi
- Gould Hill: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 39
- NH Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 6.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 7.0 mi
- The Pennacook: 7.1 mi
Museums: 25
- Little Nature Museum: 3.2 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 6.1 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 22
- Riverland Beach: 8.5 mi
- White Sands Beach: 8.7 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 13.7 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 16
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 6.2 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 6.2 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 6.2 mi
- Daniel Webster: 6.2 mi
- John Parker Hale: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 11
- Everett Dam: 6.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 6.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 6.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 6.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Raymond Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Baker Ledge: 17.4 mi
- The Bulkhead: 21.4 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Gleason Falls: 15.3 mi
- Brennan Falls: 15.9 mi
- Steeles Falls: 17.4 mi
- Senter Falls: 17.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hooksett Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Vegetable Garden: 14.9 mi
- Botanical Garden: 15.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
- River Road Spring: 13.6 mi
- (seasonal): 20.5 mi
- Huckins Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Newhall Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Goodwin-Chandler State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craney Hill | WSW 254° | 420 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Hunger | WSW 249° | 405 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Wallingford | SSW 208° | 364 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Dearborn | SSW 206° | 363 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cove Hill | SW 236° | 360 m | 10.0 mi |
| Chevy Hill | SW 221° | 359 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mine Hill | SSW 209° | 354 m | 8.9 mi |
| Clark Hill | WNW 300° | 341 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798191
Day trips start here
- Concord · 6 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 9 mi
- Hooksett · 11 mi
- Manchester · 16 mi
- Bedford · 18 mi
- Franklin · 18 mi
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