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Alice Bemis Thompson Wildlife Sanctuary

Alice Bemis Thompson Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Alice Bemis Thompson Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Passaconaway stands 1,225 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bragg Ledge, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.7 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Audubon Society of NH
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.83649, -71.37608

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Remick Park: 1.1 mi
  • Quimby Field: 3.8 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 3.8 mi
  • Everrett Field: 3.9 mi
  • James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs
Waterfalls: 37
  • Lower Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Beede Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 36
Historic sites: 30
Attractions: 29
Museums: 22
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 8.7 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 13.7 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 13.7 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 13.7 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 13.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 3.1 mi
  • lower falls: 13.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Liberty Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 16.7 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Peace Garden: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Alice Bemis Thompson Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PassaconawayN 358°1,225 m8.2 mi
Mount WhitefaceNNW 347°1,217 m7.1 mi
Sandwich MountainNW 306°1,215 m7.5 mi
Sandwich DomeNW 306°1,206 m7.5 mi
East SleeperNNW 342°1,170 m8.0 mi
Jennings PeakNW 308°1,038 m8.5 mi
Flat MountainNW 326°1,015 m7.7 mi
Mount PaugusNNE 16°946 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0419:4820:32
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799044

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