Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Follet's Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Follet's Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Isinglass Hill stands 137 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Follet's Brook Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Independence Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Audubon Society
How to reach it
Coordinates43.08371, -70.95954
- 7.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Follet's Brook Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Sewell Well: 0.5 mi
- Piscassic River-Loiselle Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Follett's Brook Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Sliding Rock Conservation & Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Newmarket Water Works: 0.6 mi
- Wentworth Cheswell Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Gary Pomeroy: 1.0 mi
- Birthplace of the Timberland Boot: 1.2 mi
- Newmarket Memorial Pavilion: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Pigeon Hill: 0.7 mi
- Great Hill: 1.5 mi
- Long Hill: 1.6 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 2.2 mi
- Jeffs Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Beaulieu Field: 1.0 mi
- Beanie Howcroft Field: 1.1 mi
- Richard Schanda Conservation Park: 1.3 mi
- John Hatch Park: 1.4 mi
- Packers Falls Park: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Stone School Museum: 1.1 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 3.7 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Epping Fire and Brick Museum: 6.5 mi
- Folsom Tavern: 7.1 mi
Attractions
- Mast Way Trails: 3.9 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 4.0 mi
- New England Dragway: 5.3 mi
- Wagon: 5.5 mi
- Powder House: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 49
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 3.6 mi
- MUB Garden: 3.8 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 40
- Nottingham Town Beach: 8.5 mi
- Jenness Beach: 12.1 mi
- Foss Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sawyers Beach: 12.2 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 33
- Why We Love Newmarket: 1.2 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Hope Is A Discipline: 3.7 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 3.7 mi
- Mag8libo: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Piscassic Falls: 0.6 mi
- Packer's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Second Falls: 1.7 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 8.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.5 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 3.6 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 4.4 mi
- Front Pavilion: 4.5 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 4.5 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 11.2 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.5 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 12.7 mi
- Oil House: 12.7 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 12.7 mi
- Front Range Light: 19.4 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 6.6 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 7.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 15.9 mi
- Rail Spring: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Follet's Brook Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isinglass Hill | WNW 281° | 137 m | 7.3 mi |
| Peavy Hill | WNW 294° | 131 m | 7.1 mi |
| Kennard Hill | W 266° | 129 m | 7.8 mi |
| Redoak Hill | WSW 255° | 119 m | 5.8 mi |
| Beauty Hill | NNW 338° | 114 m | 8.4 mi |
| Magney Hill | W 274° | 107 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rundlett Hill | W 260° | 94 m | 7.1 mi |
| Peaked Hill | NNW 330° | 90 m | 8.3 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 | 16:12 |
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, 2 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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