Charles & Alice Thompson Natural Area
Charles & Alice Thompson Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Mount Paugus, South Peak stands 945 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tamworth Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- On the Lakes Region Tour
- 11.5 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 10.9 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 14 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 15 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 16 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Earle H. Remick Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Gilman Forest: 1.2 mi
- Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Black Spruce Bogs Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Heckel Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Whittier: 1.9 mi
- Little Larcom Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
- White Lake State Park: 3.0 mi
- Remick Park: 5.8 mi
- Kennett Park: 6.8 mi
- Castle in the Clouds: 7.2 mi
- James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Overhang: 8.4 mi
- Nickerson Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Watson Ledge: 9.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Woodchuck Ledge: 12.2 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 4.1 mi
- Nichols Beach: 5.9 mi
- States Landing: 8.5 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 10.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 10.2 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 13.7 mi
- Honor Roll: 15.9 mi
- Mill Falls Waterfall: 16.2 mi
- Mill Falls Marketplace and The Inn at Mill Falls: 16.2 mi
- Roaring Falls: 7.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 7.2 mi
- Whittier Falls: 7.2 mi
- The Cascades: 7.3 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 7.3 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 7.4 mi
- The Old Country Store: 7.7 mi
- Madison Boulder: 9.0 mi
- Albany Covered Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Lower Pool: 12.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.8 mi
- #20 / Nova: 16.0 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 16.0 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 16.0 mi
- #26 / Stone Sail: 16.1 mi
- Sandwich Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Madison Historical Society and Museum: 8.3 mi
- Loon Center: 8.4 mi
- Salyards Museum: 12.9 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 13.5 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 17.1 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Elliott Spring: 6.7 mi
- lower falls: 12.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.7 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.9 mi
- Livermore: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Charles & Alice Thompson Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Paugus, South Peak | NNW 344° | 944.88 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Shaw | S 176° | 911 m | 6.0 mi |
| Black Snout | S 176° | 854 m | 6.6 mi |
| Faraway Mountain | SSW 197° | 848 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Wonalancet | NW 325° | 845 m | 8.1 mi |
| Black Snout Mountain | SW 214° | 812 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Roberts | SSW 203° | 782 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 158° | 742 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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