Nature reserve · New Hampshire
White Sands Conservation Area
White Sands Conservation Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Fort Mountain stands 424 m to the east-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is White Sands Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Pembroke
How to reach it
Coordinates43.15537, -71.48297
- 7.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 10.7 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Beck Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Clark Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Center Hill Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Butterfield Town Forest: 1.5 mi
- Bragfield Pond Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Pembroke Park: 1.8 mi
- Bow Boat Ramp: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Field: 2.1 mi
- George M. Lamiette Square: 2.2 mi
- Sargent Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Pembroke Hill: 1.8 mi
- The Pinnacle: 4.1 mi
- Picked Hill: 4.2 mi
- Great Hill: 4.2 mi
- Wood Hill: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Josie Langmaid Memorial: 1.8 mi
- LaFayette's Tour: 2.2 mi
- Suncook Village: 2.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
Museums: 32
- Museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- New Hampshire Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy House: 4.7 mi
- McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: 5.4 mi
- Currier Museum of Art: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 20
- White Sands Beach: 0.1 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 4.9 mi
- Riverland Beach: 11.0 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 17
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 5.4 mi
- Block Party Social: 8.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 16
- Pembroke Spartan: 1.5 mi
- Concord Clock: 4.5 mi
- Franklin Pierce: 4.5 mi
- General John Stark: 4.5 mi
- Liberty Bell: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Steeles Falls: 9.4 mi
- Senter Falls: 20.1 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 20.7 mi
- Brennan Falls: 21.1 mi
- Great Falls: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 15.2 mi
- Boulder Natural: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 7
- Vegetable Garden: 14.1 mi
- Botanical Garden: 14.2 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Hooksett Rest Area: 3.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
- River Road Spring: 15.3 mi
- Huckins Spring: 19.6 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Log Landing: 16.3 mi
- East Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of White Sands Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | ENE 76° | 424 m | 8.5 mi |
| Nottingham Mountain | E 80° | 411 m | 9.2 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | ENE 69° | 384 m | 8.2 mi |
| Neville Peak | ENE 77° | 363 m | 9.3 mi |
| Nats Mountain | E 80° | 356 m | 8.0 mi |
| Brush Hill | ENE 66° | 305 m | 7.7 mi |
| Plausawa Hill | NNE 26° | 304 m | 4.9 mi |
| Levi Hill | ENE 75° | 302 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47798134
Day trips start here
- Hooksett · 4 mi
- Concord · 6 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 6 mi
- Manchester · 11 mi
- Deerfield · 13 mi
- Bedford · 15 mi
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