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Burns Farm

Burns Farm from directly overhead

Burns Farm is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Whitcomb Peak stands 524 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Brook Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Beaver Brook Association

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81765, -71.68098

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Keyes Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Centennial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 1.9 mi
  • WWII Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Endicott Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Police Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Armed Services Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Wallingford House: 4.0 mi
  • Bayley House: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • First Friendship: 6.1 mi
  • City Lights: 6.1 mi
  • Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 6.1 mi
  • Communication: 6.1 mi
  • Commitment: 6.1 mi
Attractions
Museums: 40
Beaches: 29
Gardens: 23
Waterfalls: 12
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Middle Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.0 mi
  • The Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Senter Falls: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 19.9 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.5 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 11.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Burns Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitcomb PeakW 275°524 m9.5 mi
The PinnacleNW 323°511 m9.5 mi
Winn MountainNW 314°503 m9.2 mi
Howard HillW 275°391 m8.5 mi
Joe English HillN 6°388 m9.1 mi
Barrett HillSW 236°382 m8.0 mi
Piscataquog MountainNNW 329°374 m9.0 mi
Fisk HillW 266°369 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797780

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