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Charles & Calvin Proctor Preserve

Charles & Calvin Proctor Preserve from directly overhead

Charles & Calvin Proctor Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kingsbury Timber - Needham Lot, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Piscataquog Land Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.93831, -71.75595
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Town Common: 4.2 mi
  • Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Goss Park: 5.1 mi
  • Carleton Pond Park: 5.1 mi
  • Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 5.9 mi
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 10.7 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 14.1 mi
  • Communication: 15.0 mi
  • House of Wish: 15.0 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 15.0 mi
Museums: 37
Beaches: 21
Attractions: 19
Gardens: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • Senter Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Middle Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Raymond Cliff: 11.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 11.9 mi
  • Billings Fold: 18.6 mi
  • Black Precipice: 18.8 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 23.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.9 mi
  • (seasonal): 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Charles & Calvin Proctor Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainWSW 237°694 m6.6 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainSW 230°692 m8.1 mi
Crotched MountainNW 305°630 m7.3 mi
Rose MountainW 260°523 m2.5 mi
The PinnacleWSW 248°511 m2.0 mi
Winn MountainSW 235°503 m3.4 mi
Lyndeborough MountainWSW 252°491 m2.3 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainENE 64°401 m8.5 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1615:3016:16

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1265905666

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