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Kids of the River

Kids of the River from directly overhead

Kids of the River is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Blue Job Mountain stands 412 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ann Tibbitts Schulz Turtle Brook Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Barrington
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.24382, -71.01966
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Barrington Athletic Fields: 0.8 mi
  • Barrington Community Playground: 1.9 mi
  • Squamanagonic Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Paradise Park: 2.1 mi
  • Village Place Open Space: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 1.1 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 4.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 4.9 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 5.9 mi
  • Hill House: 6.3 mi
Museums: 59
Beaches: 41
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 18
Attractions: 15
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 7.5 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 8.1 mi
  • Wagon: 10.9 mi
  • Spring Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Second Falls: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.5 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.5 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.6 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.6 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 22.6 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 22.8 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Kids of the River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue Job MountainNW 321°412 m7.8 mi
Parker MountainWNW 288°401 m7.9 mi
Little Blue JobNW 323°377 m8.1 mi
Evans MountainWNW 286°370 m9.3 mi
Hussey MountainNNW 335°350 m8.1 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 244°347 m10.2 mi
Sanders LedgeNW 310°341 m7.8 mi
Mack MountainNW 315°321 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0519:4520:28
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1415:2616:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1190755275

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