Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Blackwater Flood Control Reservoir
Blackwater Flood Control Reservoir is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bean Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 1.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Department of Resources & Economic Development
How to reach it
Coordinates43.36018, -71.76623
- 1.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 9.3 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bean Hill: 1.4 mi
- Lovering Hill: 1.7 mi
- Littles Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sawyer Hill: 3.0 mi
- Raccoon Hill: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Prince Pasture: 2.5 mi
- Knights Meadow Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Wayne and Trudy Beaver Saga Pond Forest: 3.0 mi
- Porkepyn Rylle: 3.2 mi
- Elliot and Catherine Reiner Woodland Conservancy: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Maplewood Recreation Field: 3.2 mi
- Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site: 5.1 mi
- Winslow State Park: 5.5 mi
- School Street Park: 5.9 mi
- Carr Field: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Gerrish Depot: 5.8 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 8.1 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 8.4 mi
- Boudreau Square: 10.0 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 32
- Uranus: 15.2 mi
- Neptune: 15.2 mi
- Pluto: 15.4 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 15.6 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 28
- Lagace Beach: 8.1 mi
- Griffin Beach: 8.7 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 9.1 mi
- Elkins Beach: 9.7 mi
- Riverland Beach: 10.0 mi
Museums: 21
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 6.0 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 6.1 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 6.9 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 8.2 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 13
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 13.8 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 15.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 19.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 19.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Baker Ledge: 6.3 mi
- The Bulkhead: 7.8 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 19.9 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Profile Falls: 14.5 mi
- Gleason Falls: 17.7 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 20.5 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 20.8 mi
- Welton Falls: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Canterbury Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 18.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 11.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 14.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 14.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 16.9 mi
- (seasonal): 18.4 mi
- Huckins Spring: 18.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hippy Hill: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Blackwater Flood Control Reservoir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | WNW 289° | 891 m | 4.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 279° | 774 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Mountain | WNW 285° | 710 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNW 337° | 689 m | 8.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 333° | 689 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | WSW 259° | 555 m | 3.0 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | SW 214° | 552 m | 9.1 mi |
| Gage Hill | W 265° | 539 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Franklin · 8 mi
- Tilton · 11 mi
- New London · 12 mi
- Concord · 15 mi
- Laconia · 19 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 21 mi
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