Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Cassey Brook Preserve
Cassey Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Timmy Patten Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.42844, -71.91732
- 3.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 21.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 10 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 25 mi
- Indian Ridge · 25 mi
- Norman Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Timmy Patten Park: 0.9 mi
- Scytheville Park: 1.1 mi
- Wilmot Town Ball Field: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Pond Boat Access: 2.8 mi
- Pierce Park: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Cook Trails: 1.0 mi
- Pound Woodland Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Langenau Forest: 2.1 mi
- Two Brook Woods: 3.1 mi
- Webb Forest: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Cross Hill: 1.0 mi
- Jones Hill: 1.4 mi
- Emery Hill: 1.9 mi
- Philbrick Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bog Mountain: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 13.0 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 13.4 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 13.6 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 26
- Elkins Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 4.3 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 5.0 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 7.4 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 7.5 mi
Museums: 23
- Potter Place Depot: 3.1 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 8.2 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 8.8 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 14
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 13.6 mi
- The Wrecker: 23.3 mi
- Uranus: 24.0 mi
- Neptune: 24.1 mi
- Pluto: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Profile Falls: 13.3 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 14.3 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 15.1 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 15.8 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 4.6 mi
- The Bulkhead: 5.4 mi
- The Ledges: 16.7 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 21.8 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 3.6 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 22.1 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 22.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 14.9 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 21.9 mi
- Tipping Rock: 23.4 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 23.9 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 9.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 14.9 mi
- (seasonal): 17.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Cillryville Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 7.2 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Cassey Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | SE 136° | 891 m | 4.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 146° | 774 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | SE 135° | 710 m | 5.2 mi |
| Melvin Hill | NW 325° | 698 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NE 50° | 689 m | 4.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 58° | 689 m | 5.2 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NNW 327° | 667 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bly Hill | SW 218° | 614 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1393908462
Day trips start here
- New London · 4 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 12 mi
- Franklin · 14 mi
- Orange · 16 mi
- Tilton · 16 mi
- Claremont · 22 mi
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