Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Kimball Reserve
Kimball Reserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Coburn Hill stands 98 m to the west-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gooch Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Independence Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
How to reach it
Coordinates42.96986, -70.98644
- 1.6 mi off the Independence Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gooch Park: 0.1 mi
- Brickyard Park: 0.8 mi
- Park Street Common: 1.7 mi
- Exeter Gas Works: 2.0 mi
- Swasey Parkway: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 1.3 mi
- York Hill: 1.5 mi
- Giles Hill: 2.0 mi
- Moulton Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Shaws Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Great Brook Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Little River Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- McDonnell Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Morrissette Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Pickpocket Road Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Thomas & Ellen Shinnick House: 1.5 mi
- Margaret A. Buker: 1.6 mi
- Cyrus Morse: 1.6 mi
- Job C. Allard: 1.6 mi
- Sherburne Blake: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Exeter Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Folsom Tavern: 2.0 mi
- American Independence Museum: 2.1 mi
- Ladd-Gilman House: 2.1 mi
- Exeter Fire Museum: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Powder House: 2.2 mi
- New England Dragway: 4.2 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.9 mi
- Fuller Gardens: 10.7 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 57
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 5.7 mi
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 8.7 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Vegtable Garden: 10.5 mi
- Italian Garden: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 46
- Newton Town Beach: 6.8 mi
- Hampton Beach: 9.9 mi
- North Beach: 10.0 mi
- South Beach: 10.2 mi
- Plaice Cove: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 36
- Milbuie: 1.9 mi
- Scatwell: 1.9 mi
- Founders Gate: 2.3 mi
- Why We Love Newmarket: 8.0 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Sheep's Rock: 10.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Lower Slabs: 14.1 mi
- Boulder Natural: 14.4 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Lower Falls: 2.2 mi
- Great Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hampton Falls: 7.2 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 8.0 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Stratham Town Landing: 3.6 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 6.7 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 6.8 mi
- Front Pavilion: 6.9 mi
- Birthday Bay: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 6.6 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 6.8 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Front Range Light: 12.6 mi
- Oil House: 15.7 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 15.7 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 15.7 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 24.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 1.9 mi
- Lion's Spring: 8.1 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rail Spring: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Kimball Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coburn Hill | WSW 255° | 98 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rock Rimmon Hill | WSW 242° | 94 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chair Hill | SSE 161° | 93 m | 6.0 mi |
| Morse Hill | SSW 198° | 91 m | 4.2 mi |
| Indian Ground Hill | SSE 168° | 91 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sawyers Hill | S 176° | 91 m | 6.8 mi |
| Moulton Ridge | SSE 165° | 90 m | 2.1 mi |
| Stratham Hill | NE 45° | 88 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Epping, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Newburyport · 12 mi
- Portsmouth · 13 mi
- Haverhill · 14 mi
- Groveland · 15 mi
- Deerfield · 17 mi
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