Alan & Edgar Rice Nature Preserve
Alan & Edgar Rice Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the west-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Senter Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 17.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Named places within 25 miles
- Piscataquog Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cochran Hill: 1.9 mi
- South Hill: 2.2 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.6 mi
- Storey Hill: 2.6 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Amherst Civil War Monument: 7.6 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Town Common: 3.9 mi
- Carleton Pond Park: 4.4 mi
- Goss Park: 5.0 mi
- Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 11.2 mi
- Soldier and Sailers Monument: 13.4 mi
- Communication: 14.6 mi
- House of Wish: 14.6 mi
- Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 14.6 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum: 7.8 mi
- The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 8.3 mi
- Milford Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Campers Beach: 7.7 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 7.9 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 9.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.3 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 1.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 11.9 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 16.2 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 16.2 mi
- Noahs Ark: 16.6 mi
- Senter Falls: 0.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 3.7 mi
- Middle Falls: 3.9 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 5.6 mi
- Bonner Falls: 5.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Billings Fold: 19.2 mi
- Black Precipice: 19.4 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 22.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 4.8 mi
- Falcon Spring: 18.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 21.9 mi
- (seasonal): 24.5 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Alan & Edgar Rice Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | WSW 242° | 694 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | SW 234° | 692 m | 8.5 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | WNW 304° | 630 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rose Mountain | W 267° | 523 m | 3.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 259° | 511 m | 2.6 mi |
| Winn Mountain | WSW 244° | 503 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lyndeborough Mountain | W 261° | 491 m | 2.9 mi |
| North Uncanoonuc Mountain | ENE 61° | 401 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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