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City Conservation Land

City Conservation Land from directly overhead

City Conservation Land is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Concord
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.19819, -71.52592

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Terrill Park: 0.3 mi
  • William A. Healy Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • West Street Play Lot: 0.4 mi
  • Fletcher-Murphy Play Lot: 0.7 mi
  • McKee Square: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 46
Museums: 29
Beaches: 22
  • White Sands Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 12
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 1.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.7 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Raymond Cliff: 10.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 10.5 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 17.8 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 18.0 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Steeles Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Senter Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Vegetable Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • River Road Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 17.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of City Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainE 95°424 m10.4 mi
Nottingham MountainE 97°411 m11.4 mi
McCoy MountainE 90°384 m9.8 mi
Neville PeakE 94°363 m11.3 mi
Nats MountainE 99°356 m10.2 mi
Brush HillE 89°305 m9.2 mi
Plausawa HillENE 71°304 m4.5 mi
Garvin HillENE 72°299 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4720:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1615:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1396703572

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