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Head's Pond Conservation Area

Head's Pond Conservation Area from directly overhead

Head's Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Massabesic Headwaters Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hooksett Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.09432, -71.43526
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Veterans Park At Jacob Square: 1.4 mi
  • Merrimack River Boat Access Facility: 1.4 mi
  • Lambert Park: 1.5 mi
  • Blueberry Express Park: 2.4 mi
  • Peters Brook Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Block Party Social: 3.8 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 6.6 mi
  • Candia Springs Adventure Park: 9.5 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 9.6 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 10.2 mi
Museums: 35
Artworks: 29
Beaches: 20
Waterfalls: 14
  • Steeles Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Senter Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 7.8 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 11.7 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 12.7 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 12.7 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Head's Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainNE 43°424 m8.5 mi
Nottingham MountainNE 49°411 m8.9 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainSW 230°401 m11.2 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainSW 225°395 m10.9 mi
McCoy MountainNE 36°384 m8.9 mi
Neville PeakNE 47°363 m9.2 mi
Nats MountainNE 45°356 m7.8 mi
Brush HillNNE 32°305 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0719:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1515:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533465766716962503929
Precip in2.72.73.23.53.44.33.73.73.94.43.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massabesic Lake, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1412795509

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