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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 292 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwood Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Harris Center for Conservation Education
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.92145, -72.00014

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Teixeira Park: 2.6 mi
  • Hancock Common: 3.6 mi
  • Putnam Park: 4.0 mi
  • Nubanusit Terrace: 4.0 mi
  • Boccelli Garden: 4.0 mi
Artworks
  • Armillary: 3.3 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 4.0 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 14.1 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 14.1 mi
  • Aurora: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 48
  • New England Glassworks: 10.1 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
Museums: 28
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Mariposa Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Troy Historical Society: 11.4 mi
  • Troy Station: 11.5 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 16
  • Bonner Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Senter Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 11
Gardens: 7
  • John Pierce Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 4.1 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 18.3 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Billings Fold: 6.9 mi
  • Black Precipice: 7.1 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 13.9 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 18.3 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 18.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Falcon Spring: 6.6 mi
  • River Road Spring: 16.9 mi
  • (seasonal): 19.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Harris Center Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockSW 233°965 m6.9 mi
Bald RockSW 229°790 m7.1 mi
Monte RosaSW 232°749 m7.3 mi
North Pack Monadnock MountainESE 110°694 m7.2 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainESE 124°692 m7.4 mi
Osgood HillNW 317°681 m7.2 mi
Crotched MountainNE 50°630 m8.3 mi
Holt PeakSE 138°623 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1408570859

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