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Kelley-Drake Conservation Area

Kelley-Drake Conservation Area from directly overhead

Kelley-Drake Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Plymouth Mountain stands 664 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Foundations, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 5.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Hampton Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.61814, -71.60888

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Eames Recreation and Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
  • Hamlin-Eames-Smyth Recreation: 3.0 mi
  • Childs Park: 4.0 mi
  • Sawhegenet Falls Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
  • Waukewan Highlands Community Park: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 56
Beaches: 36
  • Hermit Lake Town Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Waukewan Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Avery-Crouse Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Weirs Beach: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 31
Artworks: 20
  • Turitella: 6.0 mi
  • #14 / White: 6.0 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 6.0 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 6.0 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Profile Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Livermore Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Welton Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Sculptured Rocks: 13.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Falls: 14.5 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 11
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 6.5 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Funspot: 6.6 mi
  • Go-Karts: 7.9 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Peace Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hippy Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Campton Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Kelley-Drake Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Plymouth MountainNW 318°664 m8.5 mi
Hersey MountainSW 215°608 m4.3 mi
Peaked HillWNW 296°575 m5.0 mi
Bristol PeakWNW 282°547 m4.7 mi
Bridgewater MountainNW 316°501 m6.1 mi
Sanbornton MountainSSW 199°484 m4.7 mi
Pike HillNW 320°457 m9.9 mi
Mount LivermoreN 8°450 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0619:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1715:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445665716962493827
Precip in3.32.83.53.93.84.54.44.04.14.94.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith 3 NNE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799060

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