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Contoocook Marsh Conservation Complex

Contoocook Marsh Conservation Complex from directly overhead

Contoocook Marsh Conservation Complex is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Jowder's Cove Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 20 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Rindge Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.78153, -72.03017

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mountain Brook Reservoir Conservation Easement: 1.6 mi
  • Humiston Park: 1.8 mi
  • Town Common: 2.3 mi
  • Rindge Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ridge Common: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Clyde II: 7.0 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 7.8 mi
  • Armillary: 8.8 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 11.6 mi
  • South Royalston Chicken: 12.0 mi
Museums: 32
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 6.9 mi
  • Mariposa Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Troy Historical Society: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 22
Beaches: 21
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Falls Brook Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Gardens: 9
  • Noahs Ark: 7.3 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 14.3 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 17.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 5.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 11.4 mi
  • River Road Spring: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Contoocook Marsh Conservation Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockNW 324°965 m6.8 mi
Bald RockNW 322°790 m6.3 mi
Monte RosaNW 321°749 m6.7 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainNE 54°692 m9.5 mi
Holt PeakENE 67°623 m8.0 mi
Burton PeakENE 72°605 m7.4 mi
Temple MountainENE 61°596 m8.4 mi
Gap Mountain - South PeakWNW 295°579 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4820:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860493828
Precip in3.03.03.93.83.64.54.03.94.34.83.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Muni AP Silver RCH, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1409591707

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