River Land Conservation Area
River Land Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Bean Hill stands 456 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverland Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Canterbury Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 10.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Muchyedo Banks Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Boscawen Village Town Forest: 1.6 mi
- Paul & Thelma Ambeau Memorial Forest: 1.8 mi
- Spear's Park: 1.9 mi
- Hirst Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Rolfe Park: 1.1 mi
- Penacook Riverside Park: 1.1 mi
- Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Boscawen Town Park: 2.3 mi
- Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Dagody Hill: 2.1 mi
- Knowlton Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cogswell Hill: 2.5 mi
- Horse Hill: 3.6 mi
- Whitney Hill: 4.0 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 0.3 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Boudreau Square: 1.1 mi
- End of the First N.H. Turnpike: 4.9 mi
- Riverland Beach: 0.2 mi
- White Sands Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lagace Beach: 12.4 mi
- Griffin Beach: 12.9 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 13.4 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 5.4 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 6.2 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 5.4 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 6.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 14.2 mi
- Uranus: 5.6 mi
- Neptune: 5.7 mi
- Pluto: 5.8 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 6.3 mi
- John Parker Hale: 6.4 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Baker Ledge: 16.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 16.7 mi
- The Bulkhead: 16.8 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 19.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Huckins Spring: 13.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 21.7 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.9 mi
- (seasonal): 24.7 mi
- Steeles Falls: 14.9 mi
- Profile Falls: 20.5 mi
- Gleason Falls: 21.3 mi
- Brennan Falls: 24.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 6.8 mi
- Botanical Garden: 6.8 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 21.8 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of River Land Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Hill | NNE 15° | 456 m | 7.5 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NW 316° | 358 m | 12.1 mi |
| Clark Hill | WSW 254° | 341 m | 11.6 mi |
| Searles Hill | NW 322° | 319 m | 9.4 mi |
| Buck Hill | WSW 247° | 317 m | 11.8 mi |
| Plausawa Hill | SE 125° | 304 m | 8.9 mi |
| Garvin Hill | ESE 121° | 299 m | 9.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | ESE 103° | 293 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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