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Converse Woods

Converse Woods from directly overhead

Converse Woods is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Parish Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 8.4 miles off.

Cross-country ski area

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Amherst Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.86142, -71.57976
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • CamaID: 006-121-001: 1.4 mi
  • Birch Park: 1.6 mi
  • Huntington Common: 2.2 mi
  • Joshua's Park: 2.2 mi
  • Bishop Field: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Amherst Civil War Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Armed Services Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Police Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Big Moose: 4.7 mi
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Millennium Child: 8.1 mi
  • Crocodilian: 8.7 mi
  • Diversity: 8.8 mi
  • Latino Bus: 8.8 mi
Attractions
  • Frog Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Hudson Speedway: 9.2 mi
  • Labyrinth: 9.6 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 11.0 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 11.1 mi
Museums: 49
Beaches: 25
Gardens: 21
Waterfalls: 11
  • Wildcat Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Middle Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.7 mi
  • The Falls: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 15.0 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Converse Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainN 352°401 m9.0 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainN 357°395 m8.4 mi
Joe English HillNW 325°388 m7.3 mi
South HillNW 310°314 m7.9 mi
Storey HillNW 310°307 m7.4 mi
Roby HillNW 322°302 m6.0 mi
Abbot HillWSW 242°280 m9.2 mi
McCollom HillNW 308°277 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766727062503929
Precip in3.83.33.74.03.54.33.53.94.24.83.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Milford, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/471973529

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