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Heath Bog

Heath Bog from directly overhead

Heath Bog is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Blue Job Mountain stands 412 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Dominicus Hanson Pines, a park 0.6 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 6.3 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
City of Rochester
Getting there

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Coordinates43.31419, -70.97144
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dominicus Hanson Pines: 0.6 mi
  • John Shaw Park: 0.6 mi
  • Duval Park: 0.8 mi
  • Blair Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rochester Common: 1.1 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 5.2 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.5 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.5 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 11.1 mi
  • Hill House: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 47
  • Bennett's Bridge Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Dustin Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 14.7 mi
  • Sandy Point: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 16
Attractions: 16
  • Spring Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 11.9 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 13.1 mi
  • Wagon: 13.7 mi
  • Take Flight: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Orris Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 9.3 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 9.3 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 9.4 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 12.6 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 19.3 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 19.3 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Heath Bog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue Job MountainW 279°412 m7.4 mi
Parker MountainWSW 257°401 m10.2 mi
Little Blue JobWNW 283°377 m7.5 mi
Hussey MountainWNW 293°350 m6.3 mi
Sanders LedgeW 271°341 m8.4 mi
Drews HillWNW 285°330 m10.8 mi
Mack MountainW 273°321 m7.7 mi
Chesley MountainWNW 298°306 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0419:4520:28
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1415:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798872

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