Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Willey Land
Willey Land is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Stratham Hill stands 88 m to the south-southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lubberland Creek Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Durham
How to reach it
Coordinates43.09310, -70.90634
- 7.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Independence Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lubberland Creek Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Crommet Creek Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
- Lubberland Creek Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Ellingwood Lot: 0.6 mi
- Crommet Creek Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Jeffs Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.3 mi
- Great Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hoyt Hill: 2.7 mi
- Knight Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Sincere Appreciation for Those Who Contributed to the White Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Cpl. Robert F. White: 1.6 mi
- No. 2 Mill: 1.7 mi
- No. 4 Mill: 1.7 mi
- Newmarket Textile Mill: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Beanie Howcroft Field: 1.8 mi
- Richard Schanda Conservation Park: 1.8 mi
- Beaulieu Field: 1.9 mi
- Packers Falls Park: 2.4 mi
- Oyster River Park: 2.7 mi
Museums: 59
- Stone School Museum: 1.9 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 2.7 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 3.8 mi
- USS Albacore Museum: 7.0 mi
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 49
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 3.0 mi
- MUB Garden: 3.1 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 3.9 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 41
- Wallis Sands Beach: 10.1 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
- Foss Beach: 10.1 mi
- Rye North Beach: 10.2 mi
- Jenness Beach: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 33
- Why We Love Newmarket: 1.8 mi
- Hope Is A Discipline: 3.1 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 3.2 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 3.2 mi
- Mag8libo: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 20
- Wagon: 3.1 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 4.7 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 5.6 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 7.4 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Piscassic Falls: 2.2 mi
- Second Falls: 2.2 mi
- Packer's Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 4.2 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 7.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.1 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 3.2 mi
- Front Pavilion: 3.6 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 11.0 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 10.1 mi
- Oil House: 10.1 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 10.1 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Front Range Light: 19.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Two Sisters Spring: 7.7 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 7.7 mi
- Lion's Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rail Spring: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Willey Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratham Hill | SSE 167° | 88 m | 3.8 mi |
| Great Hill | NE 51° | 87 m | 7.6 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNW 336° | 86 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 243° | 83 m | 5.7 mi |
| Jewell Hill | S 172° | 81 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fort Hill | WNW 288° | 81 m | 8.1 mi |
| Layne Hill | NW 315° | 76 m | 5.2 mi |
| Burley Hill | WSW 254° | 75 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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