Skofield Conservation Area
Skofield Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Rose Mountain stands 523 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is New Boston Historical Society, a museum 0.7 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Boston Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 17.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Hill: 0.7 mi
- Pinball Hill: 0.9 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hooper Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cochran Hill: 1.9 mi
- Town Common: 0.7 mi
- Francis Arthur Bolton Sr. Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Lions Field: 5.5 mi
- Rotary Club Park: 5.8 mi
- Goffstown Town Common: 5.9 mi
- Martin & Martha Colburn Meadow Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Woodland Associates Forest: 0.7 mi
- Mill Pond Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Sherburne Town Forest: 1.0 mi
- Lydia Dodge Town Forest: 1.7 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 5.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 7.8 mi
- Amherst Civil War Monument: 9.0 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 12.1 mi
- Soldier and Sailers Monument: 13.2 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 14.4 mi
- Pembroke Spartan: 16.9 mi
- City Lights: 17.4 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum: 9.1 mi
- The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 10.4 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 3.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 8.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 8.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 8.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 8.1 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Campers Beach: 9.7 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 9.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.3 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 18.1 mi
- Nashua Garden Club: 18.4 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Senter Falls: 3.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.5 mi
- Brennan Falls: 6.7 mi
- Middle Falls: 6.7 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 8.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Billings Fold: 22.2 mi
- Black Precipice: 22.3 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 23.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 1.4 mi
- Falcon Spring: 21.6 mi
- (seasonal): 23.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.7 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Skofield Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Mountain | WSW 236° | 523 m | 6.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 231° | 511 m | 5.9 mi |
| Winn Mountain | SW 228° | 503 m | 7.3 mi |
| Lyndeborough Mountain | SW 233° | 491 m | 6.1 mi |
| North Uncanoonuc Mountain | E 83° | 401 m | 5.0 mi |
| Candlewood Hill | NW 308° | 396 m | 5.3 mi |
| South Uncanoonuc Mountain | E 89° | 395 m | 5.8 mi |
| Campbell Hill | WNW 282° | 391 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:30 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1411717061
Day trips start here
- Amherst · 9 mi
- Bedford · 10 mi
- Brookline · 10 mi
- Milford · 10 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 11 mi
- Manchester · 13 mi
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