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Harris Center Conservation Land

Harris Center Conservation Land from directly overhead

Harris Center Conservation Land is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. Currier & Ives Trail passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Harris Center for Conservation Education

How to reach it

Coordinates42.94756, -72.05730

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
  • Armillary: 2.9 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 7.3 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 11.2 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 11.2 mi
  • Aurora: 11.3 mi
Parks
  • Dublin Park: 3.9 mi
  • Hancock Common: 4.1 mi
  • Moose Brook Park: 4.5 mi
  • Teixeira Park: 5.8 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 10.6 mi
Museums: 30
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 15
  • Bonner Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Senter Falls: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Billings Fold: 6.5 mi
  • Black Precipice: 6.8 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 12.7 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 15.0 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 4
  • John Pierce Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 4.4 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 6.7 mi
  • (seasonal): 17.6 mi
  • River Road Spring: 19.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Harris Center Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockSSW 203°965 m6.5 mi
Bald RockSSW 201°790 m6.9 mi
Monte RosaSSW 204°749 m6.9 mi
Osgood HillNNW 329°681 m4.0 mi
Bald MountainNNE 15°617 m5.3 mi
Skatutakee MountainNE 36°609 m1.8 mi
Thumb MountainNNE 12°603 m1.7 mi
Fletcher HillNNW 330°595 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:01
June solstice05:1019:4820:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1715:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455766716962493829
Precip in3.33.44.03.83.74.34.34.04.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1408589565

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