Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area
Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Mount Paugus stands 946 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. Lakes Region Tour passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Fish & Game
How to reach it
Coordinates43.82899, -71.30737
- 0.3 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 11.0 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 16.9 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 14 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 15 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 16 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Charles & Alice Thompson Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Gilman Forest: 1.4 mi
- Emerson Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Earle H. Remick Natural Area: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Heckel Hill: 0.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.2 mi
- Little Larcom Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Larcom Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cleveland Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- White Lake State Park: 4.3 mi
- Remick Park: 4.6 mi
- James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- Quimby Field: 6.7 mi
- Castle in the Clouds: 6.9 mi
Cliffs
- Watson Ledge: 8.1 mi
- Overhang: 8.2 mi
- Nickerson Ledge: 9.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Woodchuck Ledge: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 42
- Bearcamp Beach: 2.8 mi
- Nichols Beach: 7.1 mi
- States Landing: 7.8 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 8.9 mi
- Boulder Beach: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Roaring Falls: 6.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 6.8 mi
- Whittier Falls: 6.9 mi
- The Cascades: 6.9 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Jim Liberty Cabin: 8.6 mi
- Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 12.9 mi
- Mill Falls Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Mill Falls Marketplace and The Inn at Mill Falls: 15.3 mi
- Glenn P. Hart Memorial Walkway: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 23
- The Old Country Store: 6.8 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 7.0 mi
- Madison Boulder: 9.9 mi
- Lower Pool: 12.2 mi
- Albany Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Sandwich Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Loon Center: 7.6 mi
- Madison Historical Society and Museum: 9.4 mi
- Curious George Cottage: 12.6 mi
- Salyards Museum: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 21
- Frog Rock: 8.3 mi
- #20 / Nova: 15.1 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 15.1 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 15.1 mi
- #26 / Stone Sail: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 16.2 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 17.1 mi
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Elliott Spring: 5.7 mi
- lower falls: 13.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Hackett Hill Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Paugus | N 353° | 946 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Paugus, South Peak | N 353° | 944.88 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Shaw | SSE 164° | 911 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hibbard Mountain | NNW 337° | 889 m | 8.0 mi |
| Black Snout | SSE 165° | 854 m | 6.6 mi |
| Faraway Mountain | S 183° | 848 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Wonalancet | NNW 333° | 845 m | 7.6 mi |
| Black Snout Mountain | SSW 198° | 812 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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