Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Russell Pond
Russell Pond is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dodge Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Sutton
How to reach it
Coordinates43.30340, -71.93710
- 2.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 16.1 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 6 mi
- View of Bellows Falls · 28 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dodge Hill: 0.7 mi
- Wright Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 1.4 mi
- Burpee Hill: 1.7 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Webb/Crowell Forest: 1.2 mi
- Bradford Pines Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Shadow Hill State Forest: 3.3 mi
- Sutton Town Forest & Wetland: 3.7 mi
- Stevens Brook Natural Area: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Warren Brook Park: 2.5 mi
- Whitman Park: 2.5 mi
- Fishersfield Park: 3.9 mi
- Larsen Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Wadleigh State Park: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 24
- Wadleigh State Beach: 3.9 mi
- State Park Beach: 6.8 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 6.9 mi
- Elkins Beach: 8.0 mi
- Dewey Beach: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 15.0 mi
- Boudreau Square: 17.0 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 17.3 mi
Museums: 20
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 6.2 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 6.2 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 6.4 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 9.2 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 13
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 12.5 mi
- Uranus: 21.1 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 21.1 mi
- Neptune: 21.1 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Gleason Falls: 11.1 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 12.1 mi
- Profile Falls: 20.9 mi
- Brennan Falls: 22.2 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Everett Dam: 20.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 20.2 mi
- Everett Dam: 20.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 20.3 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 8.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 22.9 mi
- Botanical Garden: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Baker Ledge: 4.8 mi
- The Bulkhead: 12.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 9.4 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 15.8 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Russell Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | NE 36° | 891 m | 6.8 mi |
| Summit | W 276° | 828 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | W 274° | 824 m | 6.5 mi |
| South Peak | W 276° | 794 m | 6.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 37° | 774 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lucias Lookout | WSW 255° | 756 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Mountain | NE 43° | 710 m | 6.8 mi |
| North Peak | W 280° | 692 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1394819640
Day trips start here
- New London · 8 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 16 mi
- Franklin · 18 mi
- Concord · 20 mi
- Tilton · 20 mi
- Claremont · 21 mi
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