Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Portsmouth Greenbelt
Portsmouth Greenbelt is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Stratham Hill stands 88 m to the west, 4.0 miles off. Coastal Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Portsmouth
How to reach it
Coordinates43.03003, -70.81076
- 3.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Independence Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 18 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.1 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
- Packer Bog Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Packer Bog Town Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Maple Haven Park: 0.7 mi
- Remembrance Park: 1.1 mi
- Town Square: 1.2 mi
- Community Campus: 1.5 mi
- Russell A. Robinson Winnicut Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Remembrance Memorial: 1.1 mi
- North Tree Marker: 2.6 mi
- 1614 Monument: 3.9 mi
- African Burying Ground: 4.1 mi
- Vigilance: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Breakfast Hill: 1.7 mi
- Peverly Hill: 1.9 mi
- Drake Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 3.1 mi
- Barton Hill: 3.2 mi
Museums: 60
- Town Museum and Rye Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Rundlet-May House Museum: 3.7 mi
- Discover Portsmouth: 4.0 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 4.0 mi
- Jackson House: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 52
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 1.6 mi
- Pocket Garden: 4.2 mi
- Goodwin Garden: 4.2 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Victory Gardens: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 43
- Foss Beach: 3.8 mi
- Jenness Beach: 3.9 mi
- Rye North Beach: 4.0 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 4.0 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 32
- Chestnut Street Arch: 4.1 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 4.2 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 4.4 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 4.5 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 20
- Triple Giant Slides: 1.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 4.3 mi
- EDALHAB: 5.0 mi
- Fuller Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Sheep's Rock: 11.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 11.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 11.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Great Falls: 7.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.6 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 7.8 mi
- Second Falls: 8.6 mi
- Packer's Falls: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Birthday Bay: 1.5 mi
- Front Pavilion: 4.2 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 4.2 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 6.9 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 7.1 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Oil House: 5.9 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 5.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 5.9 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
- Front Range Light: 15.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 7.9 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 14.1 mi
- Lion's Spring: 14.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Portsmouth Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratham Hill | W 279° | 88 m | 4.0 mi |
| Great Hill | N 7° | 87 m | 9.2 mi |
| Jewell Hill | W 271° | 81 m | 4.2 mi |
| Great Hill | SSW 208° | 74 m | 9.2 mi |
| Raitt Hill | N 10° | 74 m | 9.3 mi |
| Oakland Hill | W 269° | 73 m | 7.9 mi |
| Long Hill | W 270° | 70 m | 3.8 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 291° | 65 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798745
Day trips start here
- Portsmouth · 4 mi
- Dover · 12 mi
- York · 12 mi
- Amesbury · 13 mi
- Newburyport · 15 mi
- Ogunquit · 19 mi
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