Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Hicks Hill Property
Hicks Hill Property is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Bumfagging Hill stands 169 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hicks Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Madbury
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.16887, -70.94058
- 11.1 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Independence Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 23.8 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hicks Hill: 0.1 mi
- Beech Hill: 0.8 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 1.2 mi
- Fancy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Dube Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Demerritt Park: 0.2 mi
- Tibbetts Field: 0.5 mi
- Hoyt Pond Conservation/Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Hayes Hill Playground: 2.3 mi
- Mills Hall Lawn: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Kingman Farm: 0.6 mi
- Hayes Conservation Easement: 0.8 mi
- Pudding Hill Town Forest: 1.0 mi
- Bolstridge Forest: 1.0 mi
- Town Land: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Thompson Monument: 2.2 mi
- 1906 Dedication Rock: 2.2 mi
- The Class of 1906: 2.3 mi
- Benjamin Thompson Dedication Plaque: 2.3 mi
- Suutari Baker Memorial Bench;Peaper-Fillyaw Memorial Bench: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire: 3.8 mi
- Stone School Museum: 6.2 mi
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 6.6 mi
- Hamilton House: 7.0 mi
- Somersworth Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 42
- Nottingham Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Bennett's Bridge Beach: 13.7 mi
- Mary Waldron Beach: 14.0 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 14.5 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 27
- A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 2.1 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 2.1 mi
- Conglomerate Rock Sculpture: 2.3 mi
- Spider Statue: 2.4 mi
- Mag8libo: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 25
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 1.9 mi
- MUB Garden: 2.4 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 17
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 2.5 mi
- Wagon: 4.4 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 4.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 10.5 mi
- New England Dragway: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Kimballs Falls: 3.1 mi
- Hayes Falls: 3.1 mi
- Second Falls: 4.4 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 4.4 mi
- Packer's Falls: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 3.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 3.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 3.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 3.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 2.5 mi
- Front Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 9.2 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 9.2 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 11.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 13.5 mi
- Oil House: 13.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 13.5 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 17.6 mi
- Front Range Light: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 16.4 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 16.7 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Two Sisters Spring: 3.2 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 12.6 mi
- Lion's Spring: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Hicks Hill Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bumfagging Hill | WNW 282° | 169 m | 8.3 mi |
| Nippo Hill | WNW 295° | 165 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sunnyside Hill | WNW 302° | 153 m | 7.2 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NW 308° | 152 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 298° | 151 m | 7.8 mi |
| Merry Hill | W 271° | 146 m | 7.3 mi |
| Gonic Hill | N 0° | 136 m | 7.6 mi |
| Chesley Hill | NNW 342° | 133 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
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 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 N, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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