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Shedd Woods

Shedd Woods from directly overhead

Shedd Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Kearsarge North stands 991 m to the northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hussey Field, a park 0.1 miles away. White Mountain Trail runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Conway
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.05965, -71.13938

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hussey Field: 0.1 mi
  • First River Bridge Park: 0.2 mi
  • Schouler Park: 0.8 mi
  • Echo Lake State Park: 1.1 mi
  • First Church of Christ Congregational Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 54
Cliffs: 40
  • Barber Wall: 1.3 mi
  • Thin Air Face: 1.4 mi
  • Echo Roof: 1.4 mi
  • The Slabs: 1.5 mi
  • South Buttress: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 1.5 mi
  • Giant Swing: 1.5 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 1.6 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 4.4 mi
  • Attitash Alpine Slide: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
Beaches: 17
  • Beach Area #1: 4.6 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 4.9 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Museums: 13
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 0.6 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 0.7 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 6.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • lower falls: 6.1 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 21.5 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 1.5 mi
  • Loon Mural: 21.4 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Shedd Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kearsarge NorthNE 35°991 m3.9 mi
North Moat MountainWSW 253°956 m3.9 mi
North DoubleheadN 3°922 m7.5 mi
Big Attitash MountainWSW 259°885 m4.6 mi
South DoubleheadN 3°870 m7.0 mi
Middle Moat MountainSW 230°840 m3.9 mi
South Moat MountainSW 223°828 m4.0 mi
Iron MountainNW 316°826 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0219:4820:32
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799257

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