Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Black Brook Preserve
Black Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackbriar Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates43.04876, -71.53880
- 2.9 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 15.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Blackbriar Woods Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Pearle W. and Robert H. Preston Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Quimby Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ploss Pines Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Quimby Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Yacum Hill: 3.2 mi
- Line Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tirrell Hill: 3.8 mi
- Great Hill: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Glen Lake Boat Launch Waterfront Area: 2.6 mi
- Goffstown Junior Baseball Fields: 2.9 mi
- Barnard Park: 3.6 mi
- Goffstown Town Common: 3.7 mi
- Rotary Club Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Goffstown Public Library: 3.7 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 4.2 mi
- Pvt. John Henry Sweeney Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Old Derryfield Center: 6.0 mi
- LaFayette's Tour: 7.2 mi
Attractions
- The Amoskeag Fishways: 4.6 mi
- Block Party Social: 5.4 mi
- Everett Dam: 6.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 6.7 mi
- Everett Dam: 6.7 mi
Artworks
- Brigadier General John Stark: 5.5 mi
- Pembroke Spartan: 7.9 mi
- Concord Clock: 10.9 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 10.9 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 10.9 mi
Museums: 36
- SEE Science Center: 5.4 mi
- Currier Museum of Art: 5.5 mi
- Currier Museum Art Center: 5.5 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Aviation Museum of New Hampshire: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 18
- White Sands Beach: 7.8 mi
- Massabesic Lake Beach: 8.2 mi
- Catamount Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 11.8 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Senter Falls: 13.0 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 13.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.1 mi
- Middle Falls: 14.3 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 11
- Edmond G. Thibodeau Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Pinkerton Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Nashua Garden Club: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Boulder Natural: 18.5 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Log Landing: 17.8 mi
- East Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- North Grove Catering: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hooksett Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 5.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Springs: 1
- River Road Spring: 8.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Black Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Uncanoonuc Mountain | SW 220° | 401 m | 5.2 mi |
| South Uncanoonuc Mountain | SSW 209° | 395 m | 5.2 mi |
| Joe English Hill | SW 222° | 388 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Wallingford | W 280° | 364 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Dearborn | W 276° | 363 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mine Hill | W 278° | 354 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount William | WNW 285° | 335 m | 9.1 mi |
| Odiorne Hill | W 274° | 310 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:29 | 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 | 33 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massabesic Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1411929161
Day trips start here
- Merrimack Valley · 2 mi
- Hooksett · 5 mi
- Manchester · 6 mi
- Bedford · 7 mi
- Concord · 12 mi
- Merrimack · 13 mi
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