Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Gleason Falls
Gleason Falls is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Lovewell Mountain stands 751 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. Currier & Ives Trail passes 3.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hillsborough
How to reach it
Coordinates43.14391, -71.95517
- 3.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 8.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 13 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 24 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Knapton Lot: 0.2 mi
- The Cottrell Place: 0.9 mi
- Chute Forest: 1.0 mi
- Fox State Forest: 2.1 mi
- Wenny-Baker Forest on Thompson Hill: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Peaked Hill: 1.3 mi
- Kimball Hill: 1.6 mi
- Monroe Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bible Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sulphur Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Franklin Pierce Homestead State Historic Site: 1.9 mi
- Beards Brook Park: 2.0 mi
- Manahan Park: 2.5 mi
- Butler Park: 3.6 mi
- Millworkers Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
Museums: 33
- Washington Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 11.7 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 11.8 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 17.8 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 22
- Armillary: 17.3 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 18.4 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 18.7 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 21.4 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 18
- Campers Beach: 13.3 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 13.3 mi
- State Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 14.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Gleason Falls: 0.0 mi
- Brennan Falls: 12.2 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 17.4 mi
- Bonner Falls: 17.9 mi
- Senter Falls: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Raymond Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Baker Ledge: 15.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 20.1 mi
- Billings Fold: 21.0 mi
- Black Precipice: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- Everett Dam: 15.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Washington Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 17.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 18.7 mi
- Noahs Ark: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Canterbury Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
- (seasonal): 6.7 mi
- River Road Spring: 17.8 mi
- Falcon Spring: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Newhall Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Wright Grove: 20.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Gleason Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovewell Mountain | NW 308° | 751 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak | NW 326° | 641 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ayers Pond Peak - Middle | NW 324° | 638 m | 8.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 234° | 592 m | 6.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 277° | 583 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lightning Hill | WSW 238° | 582 m | 6.0 mi |
| Willard Mountain | SSW 207° | 582 m | 8.0 mi |
| Knights Hill | N 7° | 573 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797442
Day trips start here
- New London · 19 mi
- Concord · 21 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 22 mi
- Claremont · 25 mi
- Hooksett · 25 mi
- Swanzey · 25 mi
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