Clay Pond Headwaters Conservation Area
Clay Pond Headwaters Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Massabesic Headwaters Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hooksett Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 10.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 15.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Named places within 25 miles
- Massabesic Headwaters Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Clay Pond Headwaters Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Head's Pond Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Allenstown Town Forest: 2.9 mi
- Pinnacle Park: 3.7 mi
- Pinkney Hill: 1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hall Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.4 mi
- Campbell Hill: 3.5 mi
- Robert Frost Park: 3.2 mi
- Bridge Park: 3.2 mi
- Merrimack River Boat Access Facility: 3.2 mi
- Veterans Park At Jacob Square: 3.2 mi
- Lambert Park: 3.3 mi
- Suncook Village: 3.5 mi
- LaFayette's Tour: 3.5 mi
- Josie Langmaid Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Old Derryfield Center: 7.5 mi
- Veterans: 7.8 mi
- Block Party Social: 4.4 mi
- The Amoskeag Fishways: 7.7 mi
- Deerfield Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Candia Springs Adventure Park: 7.8 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 11.0 mi
- Currier Museum of Art: 7.6 mi
- Currier Museum Art Center: 7.6 mi
- Farm Museum: 7.9 mi
- Deerfield Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- SEE Science Center: 8.3 mi
- Bear with Fish: 3.7 mi
- Pembroke Spartan: 4.3 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 8.2 mi
- Concord Clock: 10.2 mi
- Franklin Pierce: 10.2 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 4.5 mi
- White Sands Beach: 5.9 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 10.9 mi
- Nottingham Town Beach: 13.8 mi
- Steeles Falls: 8.8 mi
- Great Falls: 17.1 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 17.6 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 19.8 mi
- Senter Falls: 20.8 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 14.7 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 18.5 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 10.9 mi
- Boulder Natural: 10.9 mi
- Lower Slabs: 11.2 mi
- Log Landing: 11.0 mi
- East Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- North Grove Catering: 22.2 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 23.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 19.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- River Road Spring: 16.1 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 20.8 mi
- Huckins Spring: 23.1 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Clay Pond Headwaters Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | NE 34° | 424 m | 7.1 mi |
| Nottingham Mountain | NE 42° | 411 m | 7.3 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | NNE 26° | 384 m | 7.7 mi |
| Neville Peak | NE 39° | 363 m | 7.7 mi |
| Nats Mountain | NE 35° | 356 m | 6.4 mi |
| North Mount Pawtuckaway | E 82° | 308 m | 10.3 mi |
| Brush Hill | NNE 22° | 305 m | 7.6 mi |
| Plausawa Hill | NNW 346° | 304 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massabesic Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1412795507
Day trips start here
- Hooksett · 3 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 7 mi
- Manchester · 8 mi
- Deerfield · 10 mi
- Concord · 11 mi
- Bedford · 12 mi
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