Burke Family Wildlife Preserve
Burke Family Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Crotched Mountain stands 630 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward Cobbett Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 15.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edward Cobbett Forest: 0.8 mi
- Bartlett Brook Town Forest: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Town Forest: 1.7 mi
- Tom Rush Forest: 1.9 mi
- Wilkins-Campbell Forest: 1.9 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 1.6 mi
- Goodale Hill: 1.8 mi
- Locke Hill: 2.0 mi
- Boars Head: 2.0 mi
- Chase Park: 4.2 mi
- Inneson Memorial Field: 5.0 mi
- Center Park: 5.2 mi
- Riverwalk: 5.3 mi
- Riverwalk: 5.4 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 14.1 mi
- Armillary: 16.1 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 17.5 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 17.5 mi
- Christa McAuliffe: 17.5 mi
- Clifford Nyquist Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Burnham School (historical): 10.3 mi
- Goffstown Public Library: 11.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Weare Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- New Boston Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Little Nature Museum: 13.1 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 14.0 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 14.1 mi
- Campers Beach: 7.8 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 7.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.9 mi
- Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 17.0 mi
- Ranger Beach: 17.8 mi
- Everett Dam: 8.3 mi
- Everett Dam: 8.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 8.5 mi
- Everett Dam: 8.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.8 mi
- Brennan Falls: 4.6 mi
- Senter Falls: 9.2 mi
- Gleason Falls: 9.2 mi
- Bonner Falls: 11.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 12.9 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Billings Fold: 20.0 mi
- Black Precipice: 20.2 mi
- Baker Ledge: 21.6 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 16.1 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 17.2 mi
- Merrimack Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Litchfield Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- River Road Spring: 8.6 mi
- (seasonal): 15.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 19.8 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Hooksett Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Burke Family Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crotched Mountain | SW 215° | 630 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rose Mountain | S 176° | 523 m | 8.6 mi |
| Clark Summit | WNW 294° | 465 m | 2.9 mi |
| Riley Mountain | WNW 292° | 441 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wilson Hill | WSW 250° | 427 m | 2.8 mi |
| Holt Hill | W 267° | 421 m | 8.5 mi |
| Craney Hill | N 8° | 420 m | 6.6 mi |
| Patten Hill | WSW 259° | 414 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| 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 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weare 2 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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