Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Stevens Woods
Stevens Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Peavy Hill stands 131 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Oyster River Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Durham
How to reach it
Coordinates43.12494, -70.92951
- 9.1 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Independence Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 21.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Oyster River Park: 0.2 mi
- Tot Lot: 0.3 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 0.6 mi
- Mills Hall Lawn: 0.6 mi
- Mill Pond Dam: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Ray MacDonald Natural Area: 0.2 mi
- Milne Nature Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- College Woods: 1.0 mi
- Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- East-West Park: 0.6 mi
- Carved Bench: 0.7 mi
- Suutari Baker Memorial Bench;Peaper-Fillyaw Memorial Bench: 0.8 mi
- Benjamin Thompson Dedication Plaque: 0.8 mi
- The Class of 1906: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Reservoir Hill: 1.9 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.4 mi
- Demeritt Hill: 2.8 mi
- Layne Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hicks Hill: 3.0 mi
Museums: 58
- Stone School Museum: 3.2 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 5.1 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 5.3 mi
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire: 5.6 mi
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 45
- Nottingham Town Beach: 9.9 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 12.2 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 12.3 mi
- Foss Beach: 12.4 mi
- Rye North Beach: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 34
- Hope Is A Discipline: 0.6 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 0.7 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Mag8libo: 0.7 mi
- Spider Statue: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 28
- MUB Garden: 0.7 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 2.5 mi
- Wagon: 3.0 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 3.9 mi
- New England Dragway: 8.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Second Falls: 1.6 mi
- Packer's Falls: 1.9 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 2.9 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 3.1 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 5.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 5.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 5.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 5.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 0.7 mi
- Front Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 13.4 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 13.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 11.7 mi
- Oil House: 11.7 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 11.7 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
- Front Range Light: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Two Sisters Spring: 5.3 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 9.6 mi
- Lion's Spring: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Stevens Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peavy Hill | W 270° | 131 m | 8.0 mi |
| Redoak Hill | WSW 238° | 119 m | 8.3 mi |
| Beauty Hill | NW 317° | 114 m | 6.8 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 343° | 112 m | 7.1 mi |
| Third Hill | ENE 66° | 104 m | 8.3 mi |
| Peaked Hill | NW 307° | 90 m | 7.2 mi |
| Long Hill | N 1° | 90 m | 7.3 mi |
| Garrison Hill | NNE 27° | 89 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
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 | 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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