Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area
Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Peavy Hill stands 131 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. Coastal Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Fish & Game
How to reach it
Coordinates43.11317, -70.93151
- 9.0 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 21.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Stevens Woods: 0.8 mi
- Ray MacDonald Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Oyster River Park: 1.0 mi
- Tot Lot: 1.1 mi
- Packers Falls Park: 1.2 mi
- Woodridge Park: 1.3 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- East-West Park: 1.5 mi
- Carved Bench: 1.5 mi
- Suutari Baker Memorial Bench;Peaper-Fillyaw Memorial Bench: 1.6 mi
- Benjamin Thompson Dedication Plaque: 1.6 mi
- The Class of 1906: 1.6 mi
Museums: 60
- Stone School Museum: 2.4 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 4.4 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 5.1 mi
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire: 6.4 mi
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 7.2 mi
Peaks
- Pigeon Hill: 2.5 mi
- Jeffs Hill: 2.6 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 2.7 mi
- Beech Hill: 3.2 mi
- Wednesday Hill: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 50
- MUB Garden: 1.5 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 2.1 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 5.2 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 44
- Nottingham Town Beach: 9.7 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 11.8 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 11.9 mi
- Foss Beach: 12.0 mi
- Rye North Beach: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 34
- Hope Is A Discipline: 1.4 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 1.5 mi
- Mag8libo: 1.5 mi
- Spider Statue: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 20
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 2.8 mi
- Wagon: 3.2 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 4.0 mi
- New England Dragway: 7.8 mi
- Powder House: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Second Falls: 0.9 mi
- Packer's Falls: 1.2 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 2.7 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 6.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 6.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 6.1 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 6.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 1.4 mi
- Front Pavilion: 5.3 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 12.6 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 12.9 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 11.6 mi
- Oil House: 11.6 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 11.6 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
- Front Range Light: 21.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Two Sisters Spring: 5.8 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 8.8 mi
- Lion's Spring: 18.0 mi
- Rail Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peavy Hill | W 276° | 131 m | 8.0 mi |
| Redoak Hill | WSW 243° | 119 m | 7.8 mi |
| Beauty Hill | NW 322° | 114 m | 7.4 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 345° | 112 m | 7.9 mi |
| Magney Hill | W 259° | 107 m | 8.2 mi |
| Peaked Hill | NW 313° | 90 m | 7.6 mi |
| Long Hill | N 2° | 90 m | 8.1 mi |
| Garrison Hill | NNE 25° | 89 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
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 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 SSW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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