Nature reserve · New Hampshire
William Pearson Park
William Pearson Park is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul P. Mock Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Webster
How to reach it
Coordinates43.31411, -71.71780
- On the Currier & Ives Trail
- 7.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 12.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Paul P. Mock Memorial Forest: 0.1 mi
- Kimball Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Knights Meadow Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Riverdale Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Prince Pasture: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Corser Hill: 0.5 mi
- Round Hill: 1.7 mi
- Putney Hill: 1.7 mi
- Littles Hill: 2.3 mi
- Choate Hill: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Maplewood Recreation Field: 4.4 mi
- Boscawen Congregational Church Park: 4.6 mi
- Boscawen Town Park: 5.0 mi
- Dogwood Island: 5.1 mi
- School Street Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Gerrish Depot: 4.9 mi
- Boudreau Square: 6.4 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic site: 6.6 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Hannah Duston Memorial Historic Site: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 27
- Riverland Beach: 6.6 mi
- Lagace Beach: 10.2 mi
- Griffin Beach: 10.8 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 12.0 mi
- Elkins Beach: 13.4 mi
Museums: 21
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 5.4 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 6.6 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 15
- Uranus: 11.3 mi
- Neptune: 11.4 mi
- Pluto: 11.5 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 11.6 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 14
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 11.2 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 11.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Baker Ledge: 9.4 mi
- The Bulkhead: 11.7 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Gleason Falls: 16.8 mi
- Profile Falls: 17.6 mi
- Steeles Falls: 21.6 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 23.0 mi
- Brennan Falls: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Canterbury Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
Gardens: 4
- Vegetable Garden: 12.0 mi
- Botanical Garden: 12.0 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.1 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 21.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Huckins Spring: 17.5 mi
- (seasonal): 18.9 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 20.1 mi
- River Road Spring: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hippy Hill: 16.3 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of William Pearson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | NW 304° | 891 m | 8.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 298° | 774 m | 8.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | WNW 304° | 710 m | 7.7 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | WNW 296° | 555 m | 6.0 mi |
| Stewarts Peak | WSW 240° | 552 m | 8.7 mi |
| Gage Hill | WNW 289° | 539 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mink Hills | WSW 241° | 496 m | 7.9 mi |
| Beech Hill | NW 326° | 423 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:28 | 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 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1395615892
Day trips start here
- Franklin · 10 mi
- Concord · 11 mi
- Tilton · 11 mi
- New London · 15 mi
- Laconia · 19 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 19 mi
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