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Binney Pond Natural Area

Binney Pond Natural Area from directly overhead

Binney Pond Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 395 m. Holt Peak stands 623 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Binney Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.72711, -71.91146

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Wellington Park: 3.8 mi
  • Wellington Park: 4.0 mi
  • Ridge Common: 5.2 mi
  • Rindge Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 6.3 mi
  • Clyde II: 7.9 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 10.6 mi
  • CAVA: 12.1 mi
  • Phoenix: 12.1 mi
Museums: 37
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Ashby Historical Society: 5.7 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 6.3 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 7.7 mi
  • Mariposa Museum: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 4.3 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 4.8 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 24
Waterfalls: 17
  • Trap Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Cascades: 13.1 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 17
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 13.3 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 3
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 12.7 mi
  • River Road Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Binney Pond Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt PeakN 11°623 m7.0 mi
Burton PeakN 9°605 m6.2 mi
Temple MountainN 9°596 m8.0 mi
New Ipswich MountainNNW 349°563 m1.3 mi
Barrett MountainN 355°561 m2.4 mi
Mount WataticSSE 155°555 m2.3 mi
Pratt MountainNW 316°551 m0.6 mi
Kidder MountainNNE 21°549 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435564696760483827
Precip in3.23.34.24.04.14.23.94.44.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham N, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797114

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