Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Riverdale Sanctuary
Riverdale Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Little Mountain stands 710 m to the northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Putney Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Webster
How to reach it
Coordinates43.27911, -71.71463
- 0.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 7.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 9.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Putney Hill: 1.0 mi
- Chase Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ox Pond Hill: 2.1 mi
- Round Hill: 2.3 mi
- Corser Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Shea Reservation: 1.2 mi
- Kimball Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Pillsbury Lake Hunting Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Paul P. Mock Memorial Forest: 2.4 mi
- William Pearson Park: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Dogwood Island: 2.9 mi
- Park Avenue Field: 2.9 mi
- George Park: 3.5 mi
- Houston Park: 3.8 mi
- Riverway Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Boudreau Square: 5.8 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 6.3 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 6.3 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 6.8 mi
Museums: 24
- Little Nature Museum: 4.2 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 5.0 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 24
- Riverland Beach: 6.3 mi
- Lagace Beach: 12.5 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 13.0 mi
- Griffin Beach: 13.2 mi
- White Sands Beach: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 16
- Uranus: 10.0 mi
- Neptune: 10.0 mi
- Pluto: 10.1 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 10.2 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 9
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 9.9 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 12.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 10.7 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 12.8 mi
- The Bulkhead: 14.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Gleason Falls: 15.3 mi
- Profile Falls: 20.0 mi
- Steeles Falls: 20.8 mi
- Brennan Falls: 20.8 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Canterbury Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Vegetable Garden: 12.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 12.7 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 16.5 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Springs: 4
- (seasonal): 18.2 mi
- Huckins Spring: 18.6 mi
- River Road Spring: 20.4 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 18.6 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 21.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Riverdale Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain | NW 316° | 710 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | NW 312° | 555 m | 7.5 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | WSW 256° | 552 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mink Hills | WSW 259° | 496 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bible Hill | W 261° | 384 m | 9.6 mi |
| Liberty Hill | SW 234° | 362 m | 9.0 mi |
| Clark Hill | WSW 243° | 341 m | 5.2 mi |
| Couch Hill | WNW 300° | 336 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
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 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798409
Day trips start here
- Concord · 9 mi
- Franklin · 12 mi
- Tilton · 13 mi
- New London · 16 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 17 mi
- Hooksett · 18 mi
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