Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Portsmouth Greenbelt
Portsmouth Greenbelt is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Third Hill stands 104 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. Coastal Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Portsmouth
How to reach it
Coordinates43.03745, -70.79473
- 2.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Independence Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 19 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.9 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Community Campus: 0.5 mi
- Maple Haven Park: 0.5 mi
- Portsmouth Plains: 1.5 mi
- Pannaway Park: 1.7 mi
- Remembrance Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Peverly Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 2.2 mi
- Breakfast Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hobbs Hill: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Remembrance Memorial: 1.9 mi
- African Burying Ground: 3.2 mi
- Vigilance: 3.2 mi
- Lafayette Trail: 3.2 mi
- Horse Chestnut: 3.4 mi
Museums: 60
- Town Museum and Rye Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Rundlet-May House Museum: 2.8 mi
- Discover Portsmouth: 3.1 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 3.1 mi
- Jackson House: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 52
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 2.3 mi
- Pocket Garden: 3.3 mi
- Goodwin Garden: 3.3 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Victory Gardens: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 43
- Foss Beach: 3.3 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 3.4 mi
- Rye North Beach: 3.4 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 3.4 mi
- Jenness Beach: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 32
- Chestnut Street Arch: 3.2 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 3.3 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 3.5 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 3.6 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 20
- Triple Giant Slides: 0.7 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 3.4 mi
- EDALHAB: 4.1 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Fuller Gardens: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Coffin's Cut: 11.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 11.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 11.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 11.8 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Piscassic Falls: 8.3 mi
- Great Falls: 8.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 8.5 mi
- Second Falls: 9.0 mi
- Packer's Falls: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Birthday Bay: 0.7 mi
- Front Pavilion: 4.9 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 5.0 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 5.1 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 7.7 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 7.9 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Oil House: 4.9 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 4.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 4.9 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 13.5 mi
- Front Range Light: 16.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 8.9 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 14.3 mi
- Lion's Spring: 15.4 mi
- Rail Spring: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Portsmouth Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third Hill | N 5° | 104 m | 9.5 mi |
| Stratham Hill | W 272° | 88 m | 4.8 mi |
| Great Hill | N 2° | 87 m | 8.6 mi |
| Jewell Hill | W 265° | 81 m | 5.0 mi |
| Raitt Hill | N 5° | 74 m | 8.7 mi |
| Great Hill | SSW 211° | 74 m | 10.1 mi |
| Oakland Hill | W 266° | 73 m | 8.7 mi |
| Long Hill | W 264° | 70 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798733
Day trips start here
- Portsmouth · 3 mi
- York · 11 mi
- Dover · 12 mi
- Amesbury · 14 mi
- Newburyport · 16 mi
- Ogunquit · 18 mi
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