Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Great Swamp Conservation Area
Great Swamp Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Patten Hill stands 189 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Depot Road Fields, a park 0.3 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hampstead Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates42.90163, -71.19843
- 8.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 12.5 mi off the Independence Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Depot Road Fields: 0.3 mi
- Ordway Park: 0.9 mi
- Holiday Lane Fields: 1.2 mi
- Shop Pond Park: 1.3 mi
- Seeley Park & Beach: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Osgood Hill: 1.0 mi
- Eastman Hill: 1.2 mi
- Smith Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Butman Hill: 1.3 mi
- Howe Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Collette's Mountain Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Weber Town Forest: 1.8 mi
- West Road Town Forest: 1.9 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 2.0 mi
- Williams Wilderness Conservation Land: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Sandown Historical Society & Museum: 2.0 mi
- Derry Museum of History: 6.7 mi
- Polk Library: 6.8 mi
- Plaistow Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Brentwood Museum: 8.3 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Hazelton mill: 2.7 mi
- cellar hole: 3.2 mi
- cellar hole: 3.6 mi
- cellar: 3.6 mi
- cellar hole: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- America's Stonehenge: 4.0 mi
- Robert Frost Historic Site: 5.2 mi
- Taylor's Bingo Hall: 6.6 mi
- Moonlight Meadery: 7.5 mi
- Psycho-Drome: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 55
- Wildflower Lane Cul de Sac: 4.8 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Italian Garden: 14.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 48
- Anchor: 3.8 mi
- Scatwell: 13.6 mi
- Milbuie: 13.6 mi
- Founders Gate: 14.0 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 40
- Hampstead Town Beach: 1.2 mi
- Gallien's Town Beach: 5.3 mi
- Hood's Pond Beach: 6.7 mi
- Newton Town Beach: 7.3 mi
- Windham Town Beach: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Lower Falls: 14.0 mi
- Great Falls: 14.0 mi
- Great Falls: 15.3 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- North Grove Catering: 7.7 mi
- Log Landing: 11.1 mi
- East Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 10
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 7.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 9.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 9.3 mi
- Lower Slabs: 15.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Boulder Natural: 15.1 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 15.2 mi
Springs: 6
- Lion's Spring: 12.2 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 13.6 mi
- Rail Spring: 19.0 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 21.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Front Range Light: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Great Swamp Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patten Hill | NNW 339° | 189 m | 9.5 mi |
| Warner Hill | WSW 252° | 182 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bell Hill | NW 313° | 180 m | 4.8 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NW 315° | 166 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 327° | 160 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 317° | 158 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | WSW 254° | 155 m | 3.0 mi |
| Ryan Hill | WSW 238° | 153 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Hampstead, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1428008771
Day trips start here
- Derry · 7 mi
- Salem · 8 mi
- Londonderry · 9 mi
- Haverhill · 11 mi
- Groveland · 13 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 13 mi
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