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Northwest Sanctuary

Northwest Sanctuary from directly overhead

Northwest Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Prospect Hill stands 269 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Farley Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 7.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Nashua Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.78900, -71.54066
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Thornton Road Tot Lot: 1.2 mi
  • Green Space: 1.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Green Space: 2.0 mi
  • Wasserman Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Museums
  • Old Pine Hill School House: 2.4 mi
  • Nashua Historical Society: 4.0 mi
  • Always Ready Engine House: 4.3 mi
  • The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Crocodilian: 3.7 mi
  • Latino Bus: 3.8 mi
  • Millennium Child: 3.8 mi
  • Diversity: 4.1 mi
  • The Face of PSA: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Labyrinth: 4.7 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Hudson Speedway: 6.8 mi
  • SkyVenture: 7.2 mi
  • Moonlight Meadery: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 33
Beaches: 27
  • Silver Lake Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Dog Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Baboosic Lake Town Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Wildcat Falls: 5.0 mi
  • The Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Middle Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 13.0 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.4 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.2 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 15.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Northwest Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNW 319°269 m9.8 mi
Mitchell HillW 271°266 m10.0 mi
Birch HillWSW 258°247 m5.1 mi
Boynton HillW 277°247 m8.9 mi
Dram Cup HillWNW 287°243 m9.5 mi
Badger HillW 267°238 m8.5 mi
Burns HillW 279°229 m7.6 mi
Russell HillWSW 243°223 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1415:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465867737163514030
Precip in3.43.24.34.23.94.33.73.94.04.83.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua 2 NNW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/241059905

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