Bob French Woodland Preserve
Bob French Woodland Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Crotched Mountain stands 630 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Boars Head, a peak 0.2 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boars Head: 0.2 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 0.6 mi
- Candlewood Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Misery: 1.4 mi
- Ferrin Pond Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Wendy Baron Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Bartlett Brook Town Forest: 1.3 mi
- Perkins Pond Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Town Forest: 1.9 mi
- Center Park: 4.5 mi
- Francis Arthur Bolton Sr. Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Inneson Memorial Field: 4.6 mi
- Chase Park: 4.7 mi
- Town Common: 6.5 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 14.2 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 16.5 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 16.8 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 16.8 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 16.8 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 8.8 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 9.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Amherst Civil War Monument: 14.6 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 13.2 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 14.1 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 14.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 8.1 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 8.2 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 15.1 mi
- White Sands Beach: 16.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 17.0 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.1 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 7.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.2 mi
- Brennan Falls: 4.4 mi
- Senter Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bonner Falls: 10.6 mi
- Gleason Falls: 11.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 11.4 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 16.9 mi
- Noahs Ark: 17.9 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Billings Fold: 20.7 mi
- Black Precipice: 20.9 mi
- Baker Ledge: 22.9 mi
- River Road Spring: 6.7 mi
- (seasonal): 17.8 mi
- Falcon Spring: 20.4 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Bob French Woodland Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crotched Mountain | WSW 236° | 630 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rose Mountain | S 188° | 523 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 183° | 511 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lyndeborough Mountain | S 186° | 491 m | 7.9 mi |
| Clark Summit | WNW 296° | 465 m | 4.9 mi |
| Riley Mountain | WNW 294° | 441 m | 8.6 mi |
| Wilson Hill | W 270° | 427 m | 4.4 mi |
| Craney Hill | N 354° | 420 m | 7.5 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 | 20:31 |
| 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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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