Branch River Conservation Area
Branch River Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Copple Crown Mountain stands 534 m to the west, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Governor's Road, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
How to reach it
- On the Branch River Valley Trail
- 7.9 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 23.5 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 26.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wakefield Ballfields: 0.4 mi
- Garvin Park Playground: 1.7 mi
- Turntable Park: 1.8 mi
- Jones Brook Park: 3.3 mi
- Middleton Park: 4.1 mi
- Union Meadows Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Middleton Town Forest: 1.3 mi
- Middleton Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Middleton Town Forest: 1.8 mi
- Town Land: 3.8 mi
- Copp Hill: 1.1 mi
- Piper Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Phoebes Nable Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.9 mi
- Berry Hill: 3.0 mi
- Lovell Lake Beach: 1.5 mi
- Great East Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
- Lake Ivanhoe Beach: 5.4 mi
- BLPOA Beach: 8.1 mi
- Clows Beach: 8.3 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 2.7 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 2.7 mi
- New Hampshire Farm Museum: 4.9 mi
- New Hampshire farm Museum: 4.9 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 9.6 mi
- Governor's Road: 0.3 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 12.7 mi
- Cellar Hole: 13.9 mi
- World War Monument: 17.7 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 10.2 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 12.1 mi
- Rock Tripe Boulder: 13.7 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 20.2 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 21.9 mi
- Falls of Song: 20.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.0 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 20.1 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 20.1 mi
- The Cascades: 20.1 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 14.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 24.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 24.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 24.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 24.3 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Fairy Village: 12.7 mi
- Frog Rock: 20.6 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 24.5 mi
- Snake Eyes: 24.8 mi
- Huckins Spring: 20.5 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 24.2 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Branch River Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copple Crown Mountain | W 274° | 534 m | 4.6 mi |
| Moose Mountains | W 260° | 527 m | 3.0 mi |
| Birch Ridge | WSW 237° | 415 m | 6.6 mi |
| Caverly Mountain | W 259° | 410 m | 6.3 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | NNW 334° | 400 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rand Mountain | WSW 258° | 397 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cotton Mountain | NNW 331° | 384 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cotton Mountain | NNW 334° | 378 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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