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Granite Mills Conservation Area

Granite Mills Conservation Area from directly overhead

Granite Mills Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmon Run Conservation Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 6.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Northfield Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.44396, -71.58537

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Salmon Run Conservation Area: 0.1 mi
  • Tilton Island Park: 0.1 mi
  • Arch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
  • Surrette Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 42
  • Lagace Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Griffin Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Hermit Lake Town Beach: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 41
Artworks: 33
  • Turitella: 15.2 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 15.2 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 15.2 mi
  • #14 / White: 15.3 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 15.3 mi
Museums: 23
Attractions: 16
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 7.6 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 12.8 mi
  • Go-Karts: 12.9 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 12.9 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Profile Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Welton Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Sculptured Rocks: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 5
  • Botanical Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 20.2 mi
  • Peace Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 3.4 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 5.1 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Huckins Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hippy Hill: 15.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Granite Mills Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainENE 65°726 m12.0 mi
Gunstock MountainENE 61°674 m11.8 mi
Piper MountainENE 68°617 m11.2 mi
Hersey MountainNNW 337°608 m9.2 mi
Dickinson HillWNW 297°579 m11.4 mi
Page HillWNW 300°516 m11.4 mi
Durrell MountainENE 78°500 m10.2 mi
Tucker MountainWNW 292°495 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0619:4820:31
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1715:2716:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231435564706860483626
Precip in3.12.83.33.53.64.34.24.13.74.93.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1395116310

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