Merrimack River State Forest
Merrimack River State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 103 m. Little Mountain stands 710 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Boscawen Congregational Church Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 103 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 4.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 12.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boscawen Congregational Church Park: 1.0 mi
- Boscawen Town Park: 1.3 mi
- Glines Park: 3.5 mi
- Penacook Riverside Park: 3.9 mi
- Rolfe Park: 4.3 mi
- Choate Hill: 1.8 mi
- Knowlton Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cogswell Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hart Hill: 2.8 mi
- Zion Hill: 3.0 mi
- Stillhouse Forest: 2.5 mi
- Muchyedo Banks Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Boscawen Village Town Forest: 2.9 mi
- Kimball Pond Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Mary & Quentin Hutchins Forest: 3.3 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 2.4 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 3.6 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Boudreau Square: 4.0 mi
- Uranus: 9.1 mi
- Neptune: 9.2 mi
- Pluto: 9.4 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 9.8 mi
- John Parker Hale: 9.9 mi
- Riverland Beach: 3.4 mi
- Lagace Beach: 9.0 mi
- Griffin Beach: 9.6 mi
- White Sands Beach: 14.3 mi
- Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 14.6 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 7.7 mi
- North East Motor Sports Museum: 8.3 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 8.4 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 9.0 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 7.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 9.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 16.7 mi
- The Bulkhead: 13.3 mi
- Baker Ledge: 13.3 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 19.2 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 19.5 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 2.9 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Huckins Spring: 13.0 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.5 mi
- (seasonal): 23.6 mi
- River Road Spring: 24.2 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 7.3 mi
- Botanical Garden: 7.3 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 18.7 mi
- Profile Falls: 17.1 mi
- Steeles Falls: 18.0 mi
- Gleason Falls: 21.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Hippy Hill: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Merrimack River State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | WNW 285° | 710 m | 11.2 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | W 277° | 555 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bean Hill | NE 43° | 456 m | 6.0 mi |
| Beech Hill | WNW 301° | 423 m | 10.6 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NW 313° | 358 m | 8.5 mi |
| Taunton Hill | NW 320° | 346 m | 11.6 mi |
| Clark Hill | SW 236° | 341 m | 10.9 mi |
| Couch Hill | W 271° | 336 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| 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 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 6 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal14 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee12 obs
- Song Sparrow10 obs
- Pruinose Squash Bee10 obs
- White-throated Sparrow8 obs
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird7 obs
- House Sparrow7 obs
- Western Honey Bee7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/47798397
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