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Shaker State Forest

Shaker State Forest from directly overhead

Shaker State Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 202 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Botanical Garden, a garden 1.7 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
202 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.37833, -71.46501

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Gilmanton Youth Organization Park: 2.8 mi
  • Murray Park: 4.2 mi
  • Sargent Park: 4.5 mi
  • Hot Hole Pond Boating Access: 6.9 mi
  • Pines Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 41
  • Tilton Arch Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • Tilton Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 8.8 mi
  • Hannah Duston Memorial: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Riverland Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Sandy Point: 10.5 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 11.0 mi
  • Dustin Beach: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 33
Museums: 27
Attractions: 16
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 2.0 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 11.2 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 15.5 mi
  • Go-Karts: 15.5 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Botanical Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 1.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Steeles Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Profile Falls: 18.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hippy Hill: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Shaker State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainNNE 26°726 m10.8 mi
Gunstock MountainNNE 23°674 m11.1 mi
Piper MountainNNE 27°617 m9.7 mi
Mount KlemNE 35°610 m11.3 mi
Mount MackNE 37°590 m10.9 mi
North Straightback MountainNE 41°578 m12.3 mi
Mount RandNE 37°570 m11.7 mi
West Quarry MountainNE 40°570 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0619:4720:31
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1615:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231435564706860483626
Precip in3.12.83.33.53.64.34.24.13.74.93.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • pink lady's slipper13 obs
  • Karner Blue13 obs
  • Eastern Newt10 obs
  • American Toad10 obs
  • eastern hemlock9 obs
  • buttonbush9 obs
  • Northern Tooth9 obs
  • White-tailed Deer7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/47798467

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