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Herlihy Swamp

Herlihy Swamp from directly overhead

Herlihy Swamp is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Rose Mountain stands 523 m to the west, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Archibald Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mont Vernon Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.91455, -71.66691
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Carleton Pond Park: 1.3 mi
  • Upper Grove: 3.5 mi
  • Hartshorn Pond Park: 3.6 mi
  • Beaver Brook Park: 4.0 mi
  • Civil War Common: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Frog Rock: 3.1 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 11.5 mi
  • Everett Dam: 12.3 mi
  • Everett Dam: 12.4 mi
  • Everett Dam: 12.4 mi
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 9.3 mi
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 11.6 mi
  • City Lights: 12.7 mi
  • First Friendship: 12.7 mi
  • Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 12.7 mi
Museums: 34
Beaches: 26
Gardens: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Middle Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Senter Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 22.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Herlihy Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rose MountainW 280°523 m7.1 mi
The PinnacleW 278°511 m6.4 mi
Winn MountainW 268°503 m7.3 mi
Lyndeborough MountainW 278°491 m6.7 mi
North Uncanoonuc MountainNNE 31°401 m6.1 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainNE 40°395 m6.2 mi
Joe English HillN 6°388 m2.3 mi
Piscataquog MountainW 281°374 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766726961493929
Precip in3.03.03.84.13.44.03.73.74.04.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797988

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