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Blue Hills Foundation Conservation Land

Blue Hills Foundation Conservation Land from directly overhead

Blue Hills Foundation Conservation Land is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Peaked Hill stands 444 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Drews Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 6.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Blue Hill Foundation
Getting there

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Coordinates43.35844, -71.18880
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Elmer C. Smith Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 5.5 mi
  • The Parade: 5.5 mi
  • Upper Suncook Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • World War Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 4.7 mi
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Dustin Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 3.4 mi
  • Sandy Point: 4.2 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Alton Town Beach: 8.1 mi
Museums: 31
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Strafford Historic Society: 7.0 mi
  • Rochester Historical Society: 11.4 mi
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Bear with Fish: 18.2 mi
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 19.5 mi
  • Uranus: 19.7 mi
  • Pluto: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 15.2 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 15.6 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 18.1 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 18.4 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Steeles Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Carbonneau Cave: 11.4 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 16.3 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 16.3 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 16.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.5 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 15.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Blue Hills Foundation Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillWNW 294°444 m11.5 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 328°428 m7.7 mi
Pine MountainNNW 334°426 m9.2 mi
Prospect MountainN 359°424 m3.1 mi
Birch RidgeNNE 18°415 m8.7 mi
Blue Job MountainESE 117°412 m4.1 mi
Avery HillNNW 329°411 m9.9 mi
Caverly MountainN 11°410 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:29
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2616:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1394966187

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