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Minot Ross Bird Sanctuary

Minot Ross Bird Sanctuary from directly overhead

Minot Ross Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Park, a park 0.3 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

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What to expect

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Town of Amherst
Getting there

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Coordinates42.86043, -71.61501
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Birch Park: 0.3 mi
  • Huntington Common: 0.4 mi
  • Joshua's Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pierce Common Park: 0.5 mi
  • Beaver Brook Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 6.1 mi
  • Commitment: 9.3 mi
  • City Lights: 9.3 mi
  • First Friendship: 9.3 mi
  • Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 9.3 mi
Attractions
  • Frog Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Labyrinth: 10.8 mi
  • Hudson Speedway: 10.9 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 11.6 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 12.1 mi
Museums: 41
Beaches: 26
Gardens: 21
Waterfalls: 12
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Middle Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 5.5 mi
  • The Falls: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 9.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Minot Ross Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainN 3°401 m9.0 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainN 9°395 m8.6 mi
Joe English HillNNW 339°388 m6.5 mi
Piscataquog MountainWNW 301°374 m9.3 mi
South HillNW 320°314 m6.7 mi
Storey HillNW 321°307 m6.1 mi
Stimson HillWNW 287°303 m8.7 mi
Roby HillNNW 338°302 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797800

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