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Roger D. Whittemore Reservation

Roger D. Whittemore Reservation from directly overhead

Roger D. Whittemore Reservation is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.94364, -71.77886

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Town Common: 5.0 mi
  • Sunset Lake Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Goss Park: 5.4 mi
  • Oak Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 9.8 mi
  • Armillary: 14.5 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 15.3 mi
  • Communication: 15.7 mi
  • House of Wish: 15.8 mi
Museums: 35
Beaches: 18
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Senter Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Middle Falls: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Raymond Cliff: 12.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 12.6 mi
  • Billings Fold: 17.7 mi
  • Black Precipice: 17.8 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 24.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 17.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.8 mi
  • (seasonal): 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Roger D. Whittemore Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainSW 228°694 m5.9 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainSW 222°692 m7.6 mi
Crotched MountainNW 308°630 m6.1 mi
Temple MountainSW 218°596 m8.9 mi
Rose MountainWSW 239°523 m1.5 mi
The PinnacleSSW 212°511 m1.3 mi
Winn MountainSW 215°503 m2.8 mi
Lyndeborough MountainSW 224°491 m1.5 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 solstice07:1615:3016:16

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1413171269

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