Emerson Natural Area
Emerson Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Whiteface stands 1,217 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearcamp Beach, a beach 1.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tamworth Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- On the Lakes Region Tour
- 11.3 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 16.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 14 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 14 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 15 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Larcom Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Larcom Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Vittum Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cleveland Hill: 1.9 mi
- Heckel Hill: 2.1 mi
- Remick Park: 3.2 mi
- Quimby Field: 5.3 mi
- James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Everrett Field: 5.5 mi
- Sunshine Park: 5.5 mi
- Watson Ledge: 6.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Overhang: 8.3 mi
- Nickerson Ledge: 9.8 mi
- Woodchuck Ledge: 13.5 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 1.4 mi
- States Landing: 7.1 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 7.4 mi
- Nichols Beach: 8.5 mi
- Center Harbor Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Roaring Falls: 6.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 6.6 mi
- Whittier Falls: 6.6 mi
- The Cascades: 6.7 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 6.8 mi
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 9.3 mi
- Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 12.0 mi
- Mill Falls Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Mill Falls Marketplace and The Inn at Mill Falls: 14.2 mi
- Piper Homestead: 14.3 mi
- The Old Country Store: 5.7 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 6.7 mi
- Madison Boulder: 11.1 mi
- Lower Pool: 12.1 mi
- Albany Covered Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Sandwich Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Loon Center: 6.6 mi
- Madison Historical Society and Museum: 10.8 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 11.7 mi
- Squam Lakes Natural Science Center: 14.2 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.8 mi
- #20 / Nova: 14.0 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 14.0 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 14.1 mi
- #26 / Stone Sail: 14.1 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 17.3 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Elliott Spring: 4.8 mi
- lower falls: 13.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.1 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 18.2 mi
- Livermore: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Emerson Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whiteface | NNW 335° | 1,217 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Paugus, South Peak | N 3° | 944.88 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Shaw | SSE 151° | 911 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hibbard Mountain | NNW 347° | 889 m | 7.9 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NW 315° | 886 m | 7.7 mi |
| Black Snout | SSE 153° | 854 m | 6.9 mi |
| Faraway Mountain | SSE 164° | 848 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Wonalancet | NNW 344° | 845 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:24 | 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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47799178
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