Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Watman Conservation Area
Watman Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Knights Hill stands 573 m to the west, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 1.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Henniker Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.21651, -71.82603
- 1.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 7.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 8.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buck Hill: 1.4 mi
- Windsor Ward Peak: 1.8 mi
- Liberty Hill: 2.0 mi
- Clough Hill: 2.1 mi
- Clark Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Ashendon State Forest: 1.7 mi
- Bill Glavin Memorial Forest: 2.4 mi
- Bermuda Harris Conservation Land: 3.0 mi
- Colby Hill Forest: 3.1 mi
- Harriman-Chandler State Forest: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Old Concord Road Athletic Fields: 2.5 mi
- Henniker Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Azalea Park: 2.7 mi
- Town Green: 2.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Boudreau Square: 12.2 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 12.8 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 12.9 mi
Museums: 24
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 4.4 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 6.9 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 17
- Wadleigh State Beach: 11.6 mi
- Riverland Beach: 13.0 mi
- State Park Beach: 14.7 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 15.1 mi
- Elkins Beach: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 17
- John Gilbert Winant: 14.5 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 14.5 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 14.5 mi
- Daniel Webster: 14.5 mi
- John Parker Hale: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- Everett Dam: 11.9 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 12.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Gleason Falls: 8.2 mi
- Brennan Falls: 15.6 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 19.4 mi
- Senter Falls: 19.9 mi
- Bonner Falls: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Washington Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 19.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 19.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Canterbury Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 10.7 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 17.0 mi
- The Bulkhead: 17.2 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 11.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Newhall Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Watman Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Hill | W 269° | 573 m | 5.9 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | NW 319° | 552 m | 3.2 mi |
| Thompson Hill | WSW 253° | 536 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rowes Hill | W 269° | 525 m | 5.7 mi |
| Silver Hill | W 271° | 497 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mink Hills | NNW 333° | 496 m | 3.3 mi |
| Craney Hill | SSE 163° | 420 m | 4.8 mi |
| Goodwin Hill | WNW 289° | 408 m | 6.4 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 | 20:31 |
| 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 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopkinton Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1396028878
Day trips start here
- Concord · 14 mi
- New London · 16 mi
- Franklin · 18 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 18 mi
- Hooksett · 20 mi
- Tilton · 20 mi
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