Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · New Hampshire

John Brockway Nature Preserve

John Brockway Nature Preserve from directly overhead

John Brockway Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Craney Hill stands 420 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pages Corner State Forest, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Hopkinton
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.17363, -71.62188

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Kimball Lake Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
  • Bela Brook Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Kimball Pond Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
  • Stark Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Russell E. Martin Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 27
Beaches: 21
  • White Sands Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Northwood Lake Beach: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 12
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 5.7 mi
  • Everett Dam: 5.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 5.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 5.8 mi
  • Everett Dam: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Raymond Cliff: 5.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.8 mi
  • Baker Ledge: 18.9 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 22.2 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Steeles Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Senter Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Vegetable Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
  • Litchfield Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 8.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 20.9 mi
  • (seasonal): 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of John Brockway Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craney HillW 260°420 m9.0 mi
Mount HungerWSW 256°405 m9.7 mi
Mount WallingfordSW 219°364 m9.0 mi
Mount DearbornSW 217°363 m9.6 mi
Chevy HillSW 231°359 m9.6 mi
Mine HillSW 220°354 m9.5 mi
Clark HillWNW 298°341 m10.5 mi
Mount WilliamSW 216°335 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0819:4720:31
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1615:2816:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222332445665706861483828
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.74.54.34.04.05.43.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopkinton Lake, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798205

More nature reserves in New Hampshire

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to John Brockway Nature Preserve.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens