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Fred & Nancy Smith Flume Preserve

Fred & Nancy Smith Flume Preserve from directly overhead

Fred & Nancy Smith Flume Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Copple Crown Mountain stands 534 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dubois Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 6.1 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.37600, -71.10421
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 1.8 mi
  • James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Farmington 500 Paulson Road Fields: 2.4 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 3.5 mi
  • Baxter Lake Boat Access Facility: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • World War Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.7 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 9.1 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 9.1 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 9.5 mi
Museums: 34
Beaches: 30
  • Dustin Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 7.2 mi
  • Sandy Point: 8.6 mi
  • Alton Town Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Fairy Village: 16.1 mi
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 17.2 mi
  • Wildcat Statue: 18.5 mi
  • A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 16
Waterfalls: 11
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Carbonneau Cave: 13.4 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 16.7 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 16.7 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 16.7 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Two Sisters Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 15.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Fred & Nancy Smith Flume Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copple Crown MountainN 357°534 m11.0 mi
Moose MountainsN 6°527 m10.2 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 302°428 m9.9 mi
Pine MountainNW 310°426 m10.8 mi
Prospect MountainWNW 293°424 m4.7 mi
Birch RidgeNNW 348°415 m7.2 mi
Blue Job MountainS 191°412 m3.1 mi
Avery HillNW 308°411 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1392881214

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