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Bunting Wildlife Sanctuary

Bunting Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Bunting Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Rose Mountain stands 523 m to the west, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is South Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Piscuataquog Land Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates42.94444, -71.69470

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Parks
  • Town Common: 2.2 mi
  • Carleton Pond Park: 3.5 mi
  • Hartshorn Pond Park: 5.8 mi
  • Upper Grove: 5.8 mi
  • Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 11.4 mi
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 12.1 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 13.7 mi
  • City Lights: 14.8 mi
  • First Friendship: 14.8 mi
Museums: 30
Beaches: 22
Gardens: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Senter Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 21.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Bunting Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rose MountainW 261°523 m5.6 mi
The PinnacleWSW 257°511 m5.1 mi
Winn MountainWSW 248°503 m6.3 mi
Lyndeborough MountainWSW 258°491 m5.4 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainNE 55°401 m5.6 mi
Candlewood HillNW 321°396 m7.4 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainENE 64°395 m6.0 mi
Joe English HillE 81°388 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766726961493929
Precip in3.03.03.84.13.44.03.73.74.04.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1411717057

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