Carpenter Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Carpenter Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Osgood Hill stands 681 m to the west, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 9.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Fish & Game
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 14.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 22 mi
- Eagles Nest · 23 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 24 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Hill Forest: 0.4 mi
- Evas Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Welch Family Farm& Forest: 1.1 mi
- John Kulish Forest: 1.2 mi
- Harris Center Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Ball Hill: 0.4 mi
- Goodhue Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Norway Hill: 2.4 mi
- Nahor Hill: 2.6 mi
- Moose Brook Park: 1.6 mi
- Hancock Common: 1.9 mi
- Gregg Lake Beach Park: 3.2 mi
- Sawyer Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Armillary: 7.1 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 8.7 mi
- Pizza Wings: 14.8 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 14.8 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 14.9 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 14.8 mi
- New England Glassworks: 14.8 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 15.1 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 8.6 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 8.7 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 13.1 mi
- Cheshire County Historical Society: 14.9 mi
- Horatio Colony Museum: 14.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 5.9 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 6.0 mi
- Campers Beach: 6.1 mi
- Ranger Beach: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 14.7 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 14.9 mi
- Barrett House: 18.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 18.3 mi
- Barrett House: 18.4 mi
- Brennan Falls: 8.3 mi
- Gleason Falls: 10.3 mi
- Bonner Falls: 10.4 mi
- Senter Falls: 13.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 16.6 mi
- Billings Fold: 11.0 mi
- Black Precipice: 11.2 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Mine Ledge: 17.5 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 18.1 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 7.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 8.5 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 11.1 mi
- (seasonal): 14.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 16.3 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Wright Grove: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Carpenter Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osgood Hill | W 270° | 681 m | 5.0 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | E 90° | 630 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 316° | 617 m | 2.3 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | SW 223° | 609 m | 2.8 mi |
| Thumb Mountain | SW 236° | 603 m | 3.2 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | W 281° | 595 m | 5.7 mi |
| Dakin Hill | WNW 297° | 595 m | 7.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 331° | 592 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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