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Mill Brook Preserve

Mill Brook Preserve from directly overhead

Mill Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Mount Israel stands 800 m to the north-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Shepard Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Squam Lakes Conservation Society
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.72477, -71.56035

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Holderness Town Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Squam Lakes Boat Launch Facility: 1.5 mi
  • Hawkins Pond Boat Launch Facility: 2.6 mi
  • Center Harbor Ball Field: 2.8 mi
  • Ashland Town Beach: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs
Beaches: 29
Historic sites: 27
Waterfalls: 26
  • Livermore Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Beede Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 12.0 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 20
  • #19 / Enigmatic Dream: 5.5 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 5.5 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 5.5 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 5.5 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 16
  • The Old Country Store: 8.4 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Funspot: 8.7 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 8.7 mi
  • Go-Karts: 10.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Campton Day Use Area: 10.6 mi
  • Hippy Hill: 20.5 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Peace Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Mill Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount IsraelNNE 28°800 m9.4 mi
Mount WeetamooN 356°753 m8.8 mi
Campton MountainN 353°745 m8.9 mi
Campton MountainN 351°724 m8.5 mi
Dinsmore MountainNNE 21°702 m8.7 mi
Mount MorganN 357°677 m5.5 mi
Mount PercivalN 2°674 m5.9 mi
Plymouth MountainW 262°664 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:59
June solstice05:0519:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1815:2516:13

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1389333571

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