Hirst Wildlife Management Area
Hirst Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Sawyer Hill stands 555 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dagody Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 4.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Fish & Game
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 4.3 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 9.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dagody Hill: 0.4 mi
- Knowlton Hill: 1.2 mi
- Horse Hill: 1.8 mi
- Parsonage Hill: 3.5 mi
- Cogswell Hill: 3.8 mi
- Boscawen Town Forest: 0.7 mi
- Boscawen Village Town Forest: 0.7 mi
- Weir Road Lot: 0.9 mi
- River Land Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Muchyedo Banks Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Penacook Riverside Park: 1.0 mi
- Rolfe Park: 1.6 mi
- Boscawen Town Park: 2.4 mi
- Boscawen Congregational Church Park: 2.5 mi
- Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Boudreau Square: 1.1 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 1.7 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 1.7 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 5.6 mi
- Riverland Beach: 1.8 mi
- White Sands Beach: 11.2 mi
- Lagace Beach: 12.5 mi
- Griffin Beach: 13.1 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 14.5 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 5.4 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 6.1 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 6.5 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 6.0 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 8.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.2 mi
- Uranus: 6.2 mi
- Neptune: 6.3 mi
- Pluto: 6.4 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 6.7 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 6.7 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Baker Ledge: 14.6 mi
- The Bulkhead: 16.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 21.5 mi
- Steeles Falls: 16.4 mi
- Gleason Falls: 19.3 mi
- Profile Falls: 20.5 mi
- Brennan Falls: 22.8 mi
- Senter Falls: 24.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 8.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 8.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 20.4 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 24.9 mi
- Huckins Spring: 14.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 20.7 mi
- (seasonal): 22.8 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.0 mi
- Hippy Hill: 20.6 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Hirst Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Hill | WNW 295° | 555 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bean Hill | NNE 26° | 456 m | 8.8 mi |
| Clark Hill | WSW 254° | 341 m | 9.6 mi |
| Searles Hill | NNW 333° | 319 m | 9.0 mi |
| Waldron Hill | W 262° | 318 m | 10.4 mi |
| Buck Hill | WSW 246° | 317 m | 9.8 mi |
| Plausawa Hill | ESE 115° | 304 m | 10.2 mi |
| Garvin Hill | ESE 113° | 299 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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