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Leary Field and Forest

Leary Field and Forest from directly overhead

Leary Field and Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Copple Crown Mountain stands 534 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fred & Nancy Smith Flume Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 7.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.36464, -71.12581
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 3.1 mi
  • Farmington 500 Paulson Road Fields: 3.6 mi
  • James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Meetinghouse Park: 4.1 mi
  • Baxter Lake Boat Access Facility: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • World War Monument: 6.9 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 7.8 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 7.9 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.8 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 8.8 mi
Museums: 34
  • Strafford Historic Society: 6.6 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Rochester Historical Society: 8.7 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 9.4 mi
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Dustin Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 6.2 mi
  • Sandy Point: 7.3 mi
  • Alton Town Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 17.4 mi
  • Fairy Village: 17.4 mi
  • Wildcat Statue: 18.4 mi
  • A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 15.8 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 17.2 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 17.5 mi
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 18.4 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Carbonneau Cave: 13.1 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 16.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 16.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 16.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 24.9 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Two Sisters Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Leary Field and Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copple Crown MountainN 2°534 m11.8 mi
Moose MountainsN 11°527 m11.1 mi
Rocky MountainNW 310°428 m9.5 mi
Pine MountainNW 317°426 m10.6 mi
Prospect MountainNW 310°424 m4.1 mi
Birch RidgeN 357°415 m7.8 mi
Blue Job MountainSSE 168°412 m2.3 mi
Avery HillNW 314°411 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2516:12

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1392881213

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