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Hobbs Natural Area

Hobbs Natural Area from directly overhead

Hobbs Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Mount Chocorua stands 1,060 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is White Lake State Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Tamworth Conservation Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates43.84426, -71.20659

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • White Lake State Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kennett Park: 3.4 mi
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 6.3 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 6.5 mi
  • Constitution Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Nickerson Ledge: 7.5 mi
  • Overhang: 9.7 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 10.6 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 10.8 mi
  • Main Cliff: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 40
  • Nichols Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 32
Waterfalls: 29
  • Champney Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 11.6 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 15.4 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 19.3 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 19.4 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 19.4 mi
Museums: 19
Springs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 17.1 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChocoruaNNW 336°1,060 m8.3 mi
Mount ShawSSW 206°911 m7.7 mi
Black SnoutSSW 204°854 m8.2 mi
Faraway MountainSW 222°848 m7.8 mi
Black Snout MountainSW 235°812 m7.4 mi
Bald MountainSW 225°742 m4.2 mi
Mount FlaggSSW 198°728 m7.3 mi
Mount WhittierSW 227°676 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029415362676557453525
Precip in3.73.34.04.63.84.64.84.04.35.74.64.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799186

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