Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Dearborn Conservation Area
Dearborn Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Isinglass Hill stands 137 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuttle Swamp Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Independence Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newmarket Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.06338, -70.98285
- 5.9 mi off the Independence Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Tuttle Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Hilton Drive Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Schanda Drive Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Wiggin Farm Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Piscassic Greenway: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Grapevine Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.3 mi
- Long Hill: 1.4 mi
- Otis Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Wentworth Cheswell Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Newmarket Water Works: 2.2 mi
- Gary Pomeroy: 2.4 mi
- Chick's Weir: 2.6 mi
- Birthplace of the Timberland Boot: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Beaulieu Field: 2.4 mi
- Richard Schanda Conservation Park: 2.6 mi
- Beanie Howcroft Field: 2.6 mi
- John Hatch Park: 3.0 mi
- Packers Falls Park: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Stone School Museum: 2.5 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 4.4 mi
- Epping Fire and Brick Museum: 4.9 mi
- Folsom Tavern: 5.9 mi
- American Independence Museum: 5.9 mi
Attractions
- New England Dragway: 3.5 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 4.6 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 5.4 mi
- Powder House: 5.6 mi
- Wagon: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 51
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 3.4 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 3.6 mi
- MUB Garden: 5.6 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 40
- Nottingham Town Beach: 7.8 mi
- Jenness Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sawyers Beach: 12.5 mi
- Philbricks Beach: 12.6 mi
- North Hampton Beach: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 35
- Why We Love Newmarket: 2.6 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 5.4 mi
- Hope Is A Discipline: 5.5 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 5.5 mi
- Spider Statue: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Piscassic Falls: 2.2 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 2.2 mi
- Packer's Falls: 3.2 mi
- Second Falls: 3.5 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Coffin's Cut: 10.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 10.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 10.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 10.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Stratham Town Landing: 4.5 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 4.7 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Front Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 10.6 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.8 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 13.8 mi
- Oil House: 13.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 13.9 mi
- Front Range Light: 18.4 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 5.4 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 8.1 mi
- Lion's Spring: 14.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Dearborn Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isinglass Hill | WNW 295° | 137 m | 6.6 mi |
| Peavy Hill | NW 308° | 131 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kennard Hill | W 277° | 129 m | 6.7 mi |
| Redoak Hill | W 269° | 119 m | 4.4 mi |
| Magney Hill | WNW 289° | 107 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rundlett Hill | W 272° | 94 m | 5.8 mi |
| Moulton Ridge | S 178° | 90 m | 8.5 mi |
| Stratham Hill | ESE 109° | 88 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:13 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1426865884
Day trips start here
- Dover · 11 mi
- Portsmouth · 11 mi
- Deerfield · 13 mi
- Amesbury · 14 mi
- Rochester · 16 mi
- Newburyport · 18 mi
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