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Red Hill River Conservation Area

Red Hill River Conservation Area from directly overhead

Red Hill River Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Sandwich Mountain stands 1,215 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Everrett Field, a park 1.1 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 3.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.78859, -71.44094

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Everrett Field: 1.1 mi
  • Quimby Field: 1.2 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 1.6 mi
  • James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Sandwich Notch Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Cliffs
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 38
  • Lower Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Beede Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 37
Attractions: 26
  • The Old Country Store: 3.2 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 7.3 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Funspot: 12.2 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 25
Artworks: 21
  • Frog Rock: 7.0 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 9.4 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 9.4 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 9.4 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 9.4 mi
Museums: 20
Springs: 6
  • Elliott Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.3 mi
  • lower falls: 18.4 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Campton Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
  • Fay Waside Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Red Hill River Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandwich MountainNNW 340°1,215 m8.2 mi
Sandwich DomeNNW 340°1,206 m8.2 mi
Mount ShawESE 110°911 m8.9 mi
Flat MountainN 359°886 m8.0 mi
Faraway MountainESE 106°848 m6.7 mi
Black MountainNNW 326°830 m8.1 mi
Black Snout MountainE 94°812 m5.6 mi
Mount IsraelNNW 339°800 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0519:4820:32
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435564696760473626
Precip in3.93.34.25.03.95.04.94.04.76.04.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1391281034

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