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Cocheco River Wildlife Management Area

Cocheco River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Cocheco River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the east-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is William A. Bray Memorial Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

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Coordinates43.18411, -70.84005

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • William A. Bray Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Applevale Park: 1.3 mi
  • Dover Little League Fields: 1.3 mi
  • Amanda Howard Park: 1.5 mi
  • Henry Law Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 16
  • Wagon: 4.1 mi
  • Spring Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 7.3 mi
  • Take Flight: 7.8 mi
  • Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hayes Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Packer's Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 2.4 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 2.4 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 2.4 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 2.5 mi
  • Dover Bluff: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 6.0 mi
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 10.2 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 10.3 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 17.1 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 17.3 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Cocheco River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgamenticusENE 70°210 m7.9 mi
Second HillENE 68°167 m8.6 mi
Gonic HillNW 323°136 m8.2 mi
Haven HillNW 324°129 m8.7 mi
Pine HillN 352°123 m7.3 mi
Horse HillsENE 75°118 m7.3 mi
Green HillWNW 293°112 m7.1 mi
Third HillESE 102°104 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0419:4420:27
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1315:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706961503930
Precip in3.43.54.44.23.84.33.83.43.94.83.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 N, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414742701

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