Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Stevens Brook Natural Area
Stevens Brook Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the north, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimball Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sutton Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.31702, -71.86550
- 5.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 14.2 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 14.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kimball Hill: 0.6 mi
- Birch Hill: 1.1 mi
- Couch Hill: 1.5 mi
- Green Hill: 1.8 mi
- Tory Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Warner Town Forest: 0.8 mi
- Warner Town Forest: 0.8 mi
- Warner Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Warner Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Warner Town Forest: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Riverside Park: 3.6 mi
- School Street Park: 3.7 mi
- Wadleigh State Park: 4.9 mi
- Warren Brook Park: 5.0 mi
- Winslow State Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 11.3 mi
- Boudreau Square: 13.6 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 13.9 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 25
- Wadleigh State Beach: 5.1 mi
- Elkins Beach: 8.0 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 9.5 mi
- State Park Beach: 10.0 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 10.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 3.5 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 3.6 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 8.3 mi
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 9.1 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 14
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 15.7 mi
- Uranus: 18.0 mi
- Neptune: 18.0 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 18.1 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Gleason Falls: 12.8 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 15.5 mi
- Profile Falls: 18.6 mi
- Brennan Falls: 22.6 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 7
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 17.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 18.6 mi
- Everett Dam: 18.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 18.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Baker Ledge: 3.5 mi
- The Bulkhead: 10.5 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 18.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 23.4 mi
- The Ledges: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Canterbury Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 15.8 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Garden at Tracy Library: 9.0 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 19.2 mi
- Botanical Garden: 19.2 mi
Springs: 4
- (seasonal): 12.7 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 20.7 mi
- Huckins Spring: 24.2 mi
- River Road Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 14.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Stevens Brook Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | N 5° | 891 m | 4.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 360° | 774 m | 3.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 14° | 710 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bly Hill | W 280° | 614 m | 7.7 mi |
| Kings Hill | WNW 300° | 583 m | 7.4 mi |
| Knights Hill | SSW 209° | 573 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | NE 40° | 555 m | 3.1 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | S 181° | 552 m | 4.5 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 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- New London · 9 mi
- Franklin · 14 mi
- Tilton · 16 mi
- Concord · 17 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 18 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 24 mi
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