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Florence M. Tarr Wildlife Sanctuary

Florence M. Tarr Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Florence M. Tarr Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the north-northwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Holbrook Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.97100, -71.58999
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Earl G. Legacy Park: 2.3 mi
  • Barnard Park: 2.9 mi
  • Goffstown Junior Baseball Fields: 3.1 mi
  • Lions Field: 3.3 mi
  • Rotary Club Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 6.3 mi
  • Frog Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.1 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.1 mi
  • Everett Dam: 9.1 mi
Artworks
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 6.5 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 8.6 mi
  • Pembroke Spartan: 13.9 mi
  • Millennium Child: 14.6 mi
  • The Face of PSA: 15.6 mi
Museums: 33
Beaches: 19
  • Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Dog Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 10.4 mi
  • White Sands Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Hood's Pond Beach: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Senter Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Middle Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 1
  • River Road Spring: 4.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Florence M. Tarr Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainNNW 331°401 m1.6 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainN 6°395 m0.8 mi
Joe English HillWSW 247°388 m4.0 mi
Piscataquog MountainWSW 253°374 m9.7 mi
Mount DearbornNW 311°363 m9.7 mi
Kingsbury HillWNW 288°319 m9.6 mi
South HillWSW 246°314 m6.1 mi
Storey HillWSW 241°307 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0819:4620:30
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1515:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485968747264524231
Precip in2.42.73.43.33.44.03.33.33.73.93.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1411932589

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