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Knowles Pond Conservation Area

Knowles Pond Conservation Area from directly overhead

Knowles Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sotir Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Northfield Conservation Commission
Getting there

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Coordinates43.42776, -71.53480

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Murray Park: 2.4 mi
  • Salmon Run Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Pines Park: 2.8 mi
  • Tilton Island Park: 2.8 mi
  • Sargent Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 42
Beaches: 38
  • Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Lagace Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Griffin Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Riverland Beach: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 34
Museums: 24
Attractions: 15
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 5.3 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 12.8 mi
  • Go-Karts: 12.8 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 12.8 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Profile Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Welton Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Falls of Song: 23.3 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 5
  • Botanical Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 22.6 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 5.3 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Huckins Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hippy Hill: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Knowles Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainNE 53°726 m10.4 mi
Gunstock MountainNE 49°674 m10.4 mi
Piper MountainENE 56°617 m9.5 mi
Mount KlemENE 60°610 m11.6 mi
Hersey MountainNNW 327°608 m11.4 mi
Mount MackENE 62°590 m11.4 mi
Mount RandENE 60°570 m12.0 mi
Mount SuncookENE 58°564 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0619:4720:31
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1615:2716:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231435564706860483626
Precip in3.12.83.33.53.64.34.24.13.74.93.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1395116306

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