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Powwow River Conservation Area

Powwow River Conservation Area from directly overhead

Powwow River Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Smith Mountain stands 123 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Powwow River Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Independence Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Kingston Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.90736, -71.04573

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kingston State Park: 1.6 mi
  • Greenie Park: 1.8 mi
  • Kingston Plain: 1.8 mi
  • Chase Fields: 2.4 mi
  • Magnusson Memorial Fields: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Betty and Barney Hill: 2.6 mi
  • French Mill: 3.0 mi
  • Joseph Young Foundation: 3.3 mi
  • Spofford Mill: 3.8 mi
  • Liberty Tree: 4.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • Vegtable Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Italian Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.2 mi
  • The Formal Gardens: 8.2 mi
  • Shallow-Cold Frames: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 55
Beaches: 46
  • Newton Town Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Hampstead Town Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 11.8 mi
  • South Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Hampton Beach: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Great Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Wadleigh's Falls: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 12
  • Stratham Town Landing: 8.8 mi
  • Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 11.9 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 12.0 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 6.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 7.2 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 8.5 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 9.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Lion's Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Rail Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Powwow River Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith MountainW 263°123 m6.6 mi
French HillWNW 288°113 m6.1 mi
Chestnut HillW 279°112 m6.1 mi
Hoyt's HillWNW 292°108 m5.6 mi
Pine KnollSW 231°105 m5.8 mi
Philbrick HillNW 307°101 m4.8 mi
Powow HillESE 118°99 m6.2 mi
Coburn HillNW 305°98 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1315:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242734465665716962504030
Precip in3.03.34.24.14.04.03.63.73.94.93.74.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Hampstead, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1232777957

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