Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Clark Pond Natural Area
Clark Pond Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 340 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the east, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is C.O.R.E. Land, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New London Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.39796, -71.99426
- 1.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 17.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 6 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 22 mi
- Indian Ridge · 24 mi
- Norman Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- C.O.R.E. Land: 0.8 mi
- Messer Pond: 0.9 mi
- Edwin S. Brown Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Pleasant Streat East: 1.5 mi
- Kidder-Cleveland-Clough Trail: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Knights Hill Nature Park: 1.2 mi
- Woodward Park: 1.2 mi
- The Sargent Common: 1.3 mi
- Pierce Park: 1.3 mi
- Clark Lookout: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Kings Hill: 1.9 mi
- Burpee Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rowell Hill: 2.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 2.4 mi
- Davis Hill: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 17.2 mi
- naval gun: 17.3 mi
- civil war: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 25
- Bucklin Beach: 2.6 mi
- Elkins Beach: 3.0 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 3.1 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 3.5 mi
- Georges Mills Beach: 4.3 mi
Museums: 19
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 4.0 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 4.5 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 7.4 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pollard Mills Falls: 9.9 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 15.2 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 15.2 mi
- Profile Falls: 17.6 mi
- Gleason Falls: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 17.3 mi
- Tipping Rock: 22.3 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Lyman Point: 23.7 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 5.7 mi
- The Bulkhead: 9.8 mi
- The Ledges: 20.3 mi
- Bouldering: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 7.3 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 23.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Garden at Tracy Library: 1.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Cillryville Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 9.2 mi
- The Wrecker: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 11.0 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 13.9 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Clark Pond Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | E 98° | 891 m | 7.0 mi |
| Summit | SW 215° | 828 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | SSW 210° | 824 m | 7.0 mi |
| South Peak | SSW 207° | 794 m | 6.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 106° | 774 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | ESE 102° | 710 m | 7.7 mi |
| North Peak | SW 217° | 692 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bly Hill | SSW 195° | 614 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:29 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1394941779
Day trips start here
- New London · 1 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 10 mi
- Claremont · 18 mi
- Franklin · 18 mi
- Orange · 18 mi
- Cornish · 19 mi
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