Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve
Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Melvin Hill stands 698 m to the north-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sunapee Associates Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New London Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.43293, -72.05023
- 0.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 22.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 8 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 19 mi
- Indian Ridge · 20 mi
- Norman Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 0.6 mi
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 0.7 mi
- Little Sunapee Associates Forest: 0.9 mi
- Philbrick Cricenti Bog: 2.2 mi
- Edwin S. Brown Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Davis Hill: 0.9 mi
- Pitcher Hill: 1.6 mi
- Burpee Hill: 1.6 mi
- Trow Hill: 2.0 mi
- Brown Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Clark Lookout: 1.0 mi
- Knights Hill Nature Park: 2.7 mi
- Woodward Park: 3.1 mi
- Veterans Field: 3.6 mi
- Hames Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 14.9 mi
- naval gun: 15.0 mi
- civil war: 15.0 mi
- naval gun: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 26
- Georges Mills Beach: 0.9 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 2.4 mi
- Dewey Beach: 3.0 mi
- Springfield Town Beach: 4.0 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 4.4 mi
Museums: 22
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 3.6 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 5.7 mi
- Newport Historical Society Museum: 7.7 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 17
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 7.8 mi
- The Wrecker: 18.8 mi
- Refuge: 22.0 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 22.0 mi
- Fountain Figure: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Pollard Mills Falls: 9.0 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 11.8 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 11.9 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 16.6 mi
- Welton Falls: 18.1 mi
Covered bridges: 6
- Cillryville Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 23.4 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Baker Ledge: 9.3 mi
- The Bulkhead: 11.6 mi
- Bouldering: 19.8 mi
- The Ledges: 20.0 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 3.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 22.4 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 5
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 15.7 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Tipping Rock: 18.7 mi
- Lyman Point: 20.0 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 3.6 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 11.4 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 16.0 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Hill | NNE 23° | 698 m | 6.2 mi |
| North Peak | S 188° | 692 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pillsbury Ridge | NNE 25° | 667 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bly Hill | SSE 166° | 614 m | 6.9 mi |
| Aaron Ledge | NNE 13° | 608 m | 7.4 mi |
| Royal Arch Hill | NNE 32° | 593 m | 2.4 mi |
| Kings Hill | SE 146° | 583 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sunset Hill | SSE 167° | 558 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797621
Day trips start here
- New London · 4 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 6 mi
- Claremont · 15 mi
- Cornish · 16 mi
- Orange · 16 mi
- Windsor · 17 mi
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