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Gerrish Brook Natural Area

Gerrish Brook Natural Area from directly overhead

Gerrish Brook Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Sunnyside Hill stands 153 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoyt Pond Conservation/Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 9.6 miles off.

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Town of Madbury
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Coordinates43.16243, -70.90952

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hoyt Pond Conservation/Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
  • Bellamy Park: 1.5 mi
  • Demerritt Park: 1.6 mi
  • Spruce Lane Park: 1.6 mi
  • Jackson's Landing: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 32
Gardens: 26
Attractions: 18
  • Wagon: 3.0 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 3.5 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 5.5 mi
  • Spring Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hayes Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Second Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Packer's Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 2.4 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 2.4 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 2.6 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 2.6 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 2.4 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 8.4 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 8.5 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 8.5 mi
  • Stratham Town Landing: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 15.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 15.9 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Gerrish Brook Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunnyside HillWNW 299°153 m8.8 mi
Huckleberry HillNW 304°152 m7.6 mi
Gonic HillN 349°136 m8.2 mi
Haven HillN 350°129 m8.7 mi
Beauty HillWNW 293°114 m6.2 mi
Green HillNW 324°112 m5.2 mi
Third HillE 83°104 m6.6 mi
Berrys HillNW 318°96 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0519:4420:28
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1315:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706961503930
Precip in3.43.54.44.23.84.33.83.43.94.83.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 N, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414662285

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