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West Meadow Wetland Conservation Area

West Meadow Wetland Conservation Area from directly overhead

West Meadow Wetland Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Summit stands 828 m to the northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearl Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Bradford Conservation Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates43.24942, -71.99164

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Whitman Park: 2.1 mi
  • Warren Brook Park: 3.0 mi
  • French's Park: 3.7 mi
  • Larsen Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
  • Fishersfield Park: 4.5 mi
Museums: 25
  • Washington Historical Society: 7.2 mi
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 7.5 mi
  • Upton Chandler House Museum: 9.0 mi
  • New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
Beaches: 22
Artworks: 15
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Everett Dam: 19.9 mi
  • Everett Dam: 20.0 mi
  • Everett Dam: 20.0 mi
  • Everett Dam: 20.1 mi
  • Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 4.8 mi
  • River Road Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of West Meadow Wetland Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SummitNW 317°828 m6.1 mi
Sunapee MountainNW 319°824 m5.6 mi
South PeakNW 323°794 m5.4 mi
Lucias LookoutWNW 295°756 m4.5 mi
Lovewell MountainSW 228°751 m4.7 mi
Little Sunapee MountainWNW 282°734 m4.3 mi
Goves MountainW 276°721 m5.8 mi
Bryant MountainW 268°698 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:0919:4920:32
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1815:2916:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435563686659473727
Precip in3.43.13.84.23.84.54.44.04.15.54.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradford 2, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1394073746

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