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Frances Austin Eames Recreation & Conservation Area

Frances Austin Eames Recreation & Conservation Area from directly overhead

Frances Austin Eames Recreation & Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Eames Recreation and Wildlife Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 3.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Meredith Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.59801, -71.57213

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eames Recreation and Wildlife Area: 0.3 mi
  • Hamlin-Eames-Smyth Recreation: 0.8 mi
  • Childs Park: 2.4 mi
  • Waukewan Highlands Community Park: 4.0 mi
  • Robbie Mills Sports Complex: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs: 56
Historic sites: 35
Beaches: 35
  • Hermit Lake Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Waukewan Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Weirs Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Turitella: 5.3 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 5.3 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 5.4 mi
  • #14 / White: 5.4 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 5.4 mi
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 18
  • Profile Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Livermore Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Welton Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Falls of Song: 15.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 4.8 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Funspot: 4.9 mi
  • Go-Karts: 6.0 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Peace Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 24.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 7.5 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hippy Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Frances Austin Eames Recreation & Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainESE 119°726 m11.6 mi
Gunstock MountainESE 117°674 m10.9 mi
Plymouth MountainNW 315°664 m10.8 mi
Hersey MountainWSW 243°608 m4.8 mi
Peaked HillWNW 300°575 m7.3 mi
Bristol PeakWNW 290°547 m6.9 mi
Page HillWSW 245°516 m11.6 mi
Mount RoweESE 110°509 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0619:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1715:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1391263039

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