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Beacon Hill Conservation Area

Beacon Hill Conservation Area from directly overhead

Beacon Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bragfield Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Pembroke
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.17904, -71.47350
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Reed Park: 2.6 mi
  • Terrill Park: 2.6 mi
  • William A. Healy Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Pembroke Park: 2.8 mi
  • Keach Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 50
Museums: 30
Beaches: 20
  • White Sands Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 4.3 mi
  • Block Party Social: 9.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 10.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 10.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Steeles Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Senter Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 10.3 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 11.3 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 14.9 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 15.0 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Vegetable Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Bedrock Gardens: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 4.8 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 4.8 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Beacon Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainE 87°424 m7.8 mi
Nottingham MountainE 90°411 m8.6 mi
Catamount MountainNE 53°403 m11.2 mi
McCoy MountainE 79°384 m7.3 mi
Neville PeakE 87°363 m8.6 mi
Nats MountainE 92°356 m7.4 mi
Brush HillENE 77°305 m6.8 mi
Plausawa HillNNE 31°304 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1515:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/762898099

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