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Center Harbor Woods

Center Harbor Woods from directly overhead

Center Harbor Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Proctor Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 0.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.71723, -71.48008

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Center Harbor Town Beach & Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Center Harbor Ball Field: 2.2 mi
  • Kraine Meadow Park: 2.7 mi
  • Leavitt Park & Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Page Pond & Forest Sherman Easement: 3.1 mi
Cliffs
Beaches: 35
Historic sites: 27
Waterfalls: 24
  • Lower Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Beede Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 20
  • #20 / Nova: 4.1 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 4.1 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 4.1 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 4.2 mi
  • #15 / Herons: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 16
  • The Old Country Store: 4.9 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Funspot: 7.1 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 7.2 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 7.9 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 5
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Peace Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 24.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 19.9 mi
  • lower falls: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Campton Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Hippy Hill: 23.3 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Center Harbor Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawE 80°911 m10.5 mi
Black SnoutE 83°854 m10.4 mi
Faraway MountainENE 70°848 m9.0 mi
Black Snout MountainENE 59°812 m8.8 mi
Mount IsraelN 3°800 m8.9 mi
Mount RobertsENE 71°782 m8.2 mi
Mount WeetamooNNW 333°753 m10.4 mi
Campton MountainNNW 329°724 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0519:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445665716962493827
Precip in3.32.83.53.93.84.54.44.04.14.94.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith 3 NNE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1388903931

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