Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Low State Forest
Low State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 499 m. Lucias Lookout stands 756 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Knights Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates43.20613, -71.94914
- 3.9 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 11.9 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 9 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Knights Hill: 0.7 mi
- Rowes Hill: 0.8 mi
- Thompson Hill: 1.2 mi
- Silver Hill: 1.2 mi
- Murdough Hill: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Wenny-Baker Forest on Thompson Hill: 1.3 mi
- House Rock: 1.6 mi
- Aiken Pasture (Bradford Town Forest): 1.7 mi
- Bradford Bog Headwaters: 2.9 mi
- Bradford Springs: 3.0 mi
Parks
- French's Park: 2.8 mi
- Warren Brook Park: 4.3 mi
- Whitman Park: 4.6 mi
- Contoocook River Access: 5.8 mi
- Beards Brook Park: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 24
- Wadleigh State Beach: 10.6 mi
- State Park Beach: 11.1 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 12.2 mi
- Dewey Beach: 14.7 mi
- Elkins Beach: 14.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Washington Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 8.4 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 8.5 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 11.0 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Boudreau Square: 18.3 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 18.6 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 15
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.6 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 20.7 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 20.7 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 20.7 mi
- Daniel Webster: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Everett Dam: 16.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.7 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Gleason Falls: 4.3 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 14.5 mi
- Brennan Falls: 15.9 mi
- Senter Falls: 21.4 mi
- Bonner Falls: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Baker Ledge: 11.3 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 16.1 mi
- The Bulkhead: 19.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 21.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 14.5 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 21.4 mi
- Noahs Ark: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 19.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Newhall Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 22.5 mi
- Wright Grove: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 5.7 mi
- River Road Spring: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Low State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucias Lookout | NW 308° | 756 m | 7.9 mi |
| Lovewell Mountain | W 268° | 751 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Sunapee Mountain | WNW 302° | 734 m | 7.4 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak | WNW 293° | 641 m | 5.0 mi |
| Ames Hill | W 267° | 639 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak - Middle | WNW 294° | 638 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bald Sunapee | NW 323° | 632 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak - Northwest | WNW 295° | 624 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797449
Day trips start here
- New London · 14 mi
- Concord · 20 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 22 mi
- Franklin · 22 mi
- Claremont · 23 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 23 mi
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