Ellis R. Hatch Jr. Wildlife Management Area
Ellis R. Hatch Jr. Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. Copple Crown Mountain stands 534 m to the west-northwest, 0.9 miles off. Branch River Valley Trail passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 4.4 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 22.5 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 25.9 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Copple Crown Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Moose Mountains: 1.0 mi
- Rand Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Phoebes Nable Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Copple Crown Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Middleton Town Forest: 3.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Split Rock Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Warren Brook Conservation Easement: 3.5 mi
- Middleton Park: 3.8 mi
- King's Park: 3.8 mi
- Turntable Park: 3.9 mi
- Garvin Park Playground: 3.9 mi
- Wakefield Ballfields: 4.0 mi
- Lovell Lake Beach: 4.2 mi
- Clows Beach: 6.2 mi
- Brewster Beach: 6.4 mi
- Brewster Beach: 6.6 mi
- Allen Albee Beach: 6.6 mi
- Governor's Road: 3.8 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 9.2 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Kimball Castle: 14.5 mi
- World War Monument: 15.3 mi
- Fairy Village: 16.2 mi
- Frog Rock: 17.8 mi
- #16 ~ Hand: 21.8 mi
- #20 / Nova: 21.8 mi
- #18 \ Toe Dancer: 21.8 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 4.6 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 4.7 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 6.2 mi
- Wright Museum: 6.7 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 6.9 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 6.8 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 15.1 mi
- Rock Tripe Boulder: 15.4 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 17.7 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 18.3 mi
- Falls of Song: 17.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 17.4 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 17.5 mi
- The Cascades: 17.6 mi
- Whittier Falls: 17.7 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Botanical Garden: 22.6 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 22.7 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 10.8 mi
- Watson Ledge: 23.3 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 23.6 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 23.7 mi
- Huckins Spring: 16.9 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Ellis R. Hatch Jr. Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copple Crown Mountain | WNW 298° | 534 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Major | W 264° | 528 m | 9.4 mi |
| Moose Mountains | ESE 118° | 527 m | 1.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WSW 238° | 428 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 247° | 426 m | 9.1 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | SSW 207° | 424 m | 9.8 mi |
| Birch Ridge | SSW 205° | 415 m | 3.9 mi |
| Caverly Mountain | WSW 245° | 410 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:25 | 16:11 |
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 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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