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Hill Family Preserve

Hill Family Preserve from directly overhead

Hill Family Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Green Mountain stands 566 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Manson Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 6.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.88954, -71.05771

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Purity Lake Cartop Boat Access: 1.5 mi
  • Kennett Park: 5.6 mi
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 6.2 mi
  • American Legion Ballfield: 6.4 mi
  • Davis Park Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 40
  • Thusis Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Champney Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 13.8 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Nickerson Ledge: 10.1 mi
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 10.3 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 10.3 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 10.3 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 22
Attractions: 19
Museums: 18
Springs: 5
  • lower falls: 12.7 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Davis Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 11.8 mi
  • Frog Rock: 19.0 mi
  • Loon Mural: 20.8 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 20.8 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Hill Family Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainS 173°566 m8.5 mi
Hanson TopS 176°550 m8.4 mi
Cragged MountainSE 124°535 m2.9 mi
Foss MountainSE 126°502 m1.4 mi
Stewart HillE 87°494 m2.3 mi
Stone MountainE 79°494 m7.5 mi
Kent HillE 87°491 m1.7 mi
Whales BackE 98°487 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4720:31
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1615:2316:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192131435564696759473625
Precip in3.42.93.64.53.74.13.93.64.04.74.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fryeburg Estrn Slopes Rgnl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381854095

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