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Fordway Brook Preserve

Fordway Brook Preserve from directly overhead

Fordway Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. North Mount Pawtuckaway stands 308 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Patten Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bear-Paw Regional Greenways
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.02179, -71.26800

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Emerson's Mill & Patten's Mill Sites: 1.5 mi
  • Candia Town Pond and Natural Area: 3.0 mi
  • Cammett Fields: 3.4 mi
  • Riverside Park: 3.7 mi
  • Circle of Fun Playground: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 2.9 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 5.5 mi
  • Block Party Social: 8.4 mi
  • Robert Frost Historic Site: 10.4 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 10.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Early American Clocks: 4.5 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 4.9 mi
  • Veterans: 5.5 mi
  • cellar hole: 5.9 mi
  • cellar hole: 6.3 mi
Museums: 54
Artworks: 53
  • Bear with Fish: 7.2 mi
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 10.1 mi
  • Anchor: 12.4 mi
  • Pembroke Spartan: 12.8 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 28
Gardens: 24
Waterfalls: 18
  • Great Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Boulder Natural: 7.9 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 8.0 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 8.1 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 8.1 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Rest areas: 10
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 18.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Jailhouse Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 19.2 mi
  • River Road Spring: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Fordway Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Mount PawtuckawayNNE 28°308 m7.7 mi
South Mount PawtuckawayNE 38°303 m7.1 mi
Middle Mount PawtuckawayNE 34°287 m7.2 mi
Hall MountainNW 318°286 m6.6 mi
Mount DelightNNW 345°258 m9.2 mi
Bear HillNW 325°254 m8.5 mi
Willow HillNNW 347°228 m7.7 mi
Walnut HillNNW 333°210 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0719:4520:29
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1415:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533465766716962503929
Precip in2.72.73.23.53.44.33.73.73.94.43.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massabesic Lake, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1416021405

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