Gilman Pond Conservation Area
Gilman Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alton Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 8.8 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 17.6 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bet: 1.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Marks Memorial Forest: 2.2 mi
- Trask Swamp Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Cates Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Bet: 1.2 mi
- Evans Hill: 1.3 mi
- Devils Den Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hardhead Hill: 1.6 mi
- Merrymeeting Lake Dam: 2.6 mi
- New Durham Town Beach: 2.6 mi
- Harmony Park: 3.1 mi
- Levy Park: 3.4 mi
- Jones Field Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Alton Town Beach: 3.1 mi
- Brewster Beach: 4.7 mi
- Brewster Beach: 5.0 mi
- Wolfeboro Town Beach: 5.2 mi
- Allen Albee Beach: 6.5 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 6.2 mi
- Governor's Road: 8.9 mi
- Kimball Castle: 10.2 mi
- World War Monument: 12.2 mi
- Old Train Trestle: 12.7 mi
- Gilman Museum: 3.9 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 4.9 mi
- Wright Museum: 5.4 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 6.6 mi
- Libby Museum: 7.7 mi
- Frog Rock: 15.8 mi
- Turitella: 18.0 mi
- #16 ~ Hand: 18.0 mi
- #10 / Dog: 18.0 mi
- Dragon Fly: 18.0 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 5.1 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 14.0 mi
- Bumper Boats: 14.0 mi
- Go-Karts: 14.0 mi
- Funspot: 15.5 mi
- Falls of Song: 16.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 16.0 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 16.1 mi
- The Cascades: 16.2 mi
- Whittier Falls: 16.3 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 5.6 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 19.1 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 19.3 mi
- Watson Ledge: 21.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 22.5 mi
- Botanical Garden: 17.7 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 17.7 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Huckins Spring: 11.7 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 25.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Gilman Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap Mountain | W 274° | 726 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gunstock Mountain | W 277° | 674 m | 8.9 mi |
| Piper Mountain | W 267° | 617 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Klem | W 271° | 610 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Mack | W 266° | 590 m | 6.6 mi |
| East Quarry Mountain | W 274° | 580 m | 5.2 mi |
| North Straightback Mountain | W 271° | 578 m | 5.1 mi |
| Straightback Mountain | W 267° | 570 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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