Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Plan a drive hereSliding Rock Conservation & Recreation Area
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- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
- Isinglass Hill137 m · 8.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Independence Byway7.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 43.0890, -70.9415
Sliding Rock Conservation & Recreation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled 9 m. Isinglass Hill stands 137 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Beanie Howcroft Field, a park 0.4 miles away. Independence Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
- Operated by
- Newmarket Conservation Commission
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Sliding Rock Conservation & Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isinglass Hill | W 277° | 137 m | 8.1 mi |
| Peavy Hill | WNW 288° | 131 m | 7.8 mi |
| Redoak Hill | WSW 254° | 119 m | 6.7 mi |
| Beauty Hill | NNW 331° | 114 m | 8.5 mi |
| Magney Hill | W 271° | 107 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rundlett Hill | WSW 259° | 94 m | 8.1 mi |
| Peaked Hill | NW 323° | 90 m | 8.5 mi |
| Stratham Hill | SE 143° | 88 m | 4.3 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the Independence Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Beanie Howcroft Field: 0.4 mi
- Beaulieu Field: 0.6 mi
- Richard Schanda Conservation Park: 0.8 mi
- Packers Falls Park: 1.2 mi
- John Hatch Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Newmarket Water Works: 0.5 mi
- Cpl. Robert F. White: 0.6 mi
- Sincere Appreciation for Those Who Contributed to the White Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Gary Pomeroy: 0.6 mi
- Newmarket Textile Mill: 0.7 mi
Museums: 60
- Stone School Museum: 0.7 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 3.2 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 5.5 mi
- American Independence Museum: 7.4 mi
- Folsom Tavern: 7.4 mi
Peaks
- Pigeon Hill: 0.7 mi
- Great Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jeffs Hill: 1.8 mi
- Long Hill: 2.5 mi
- Clark Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 49
- MUB Garden: 3.2 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 3.6 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 41
- Nottingham Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Foss Beach: 11.5 mi
- Jenness Beach: 11.5 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 11.6 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 33
- Why We Love Newmarket: 0.7 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 3.1 mi
- Hope Is A Discipline: 3.1 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 3.1 mi
- Mag8libo: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 3.9 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 4.3 mi
- Wagon: 4.5 mi
- New England Dragway: 6.2 mi
- Powder House: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Piscassic Falls: 0.5 mi
- Packer's Falls: 1.1 mi
- Second Falls: 1.2 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 2.8 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 7.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.9 mi
- Upper Cliff: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 3.1 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Front Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 5.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 11.2 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.4 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 11.8 mi
- Oil House: 11.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 11.8 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 18.4 mi
- Front Range Light: 19.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Two Sisters Spring: 7.0 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 7.1 mi
- Lion's Spring: 16.3 mi
- Rail Spring: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 SSW, 1 mi away.
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