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Rotch Wildlife Preserve

Rotch Wildlife Preserve from directly overhead

Rotch Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Barrett Hill stands 382 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Dadoly Town Forest, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Milford Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.80159, -71.65675
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Bicentennial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Shepard Park: 2.2 mi
  • WWII Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Union Square: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Police Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Wallingford House: 2.4 mi
  • Bayley House: 2.4 mi
  • Armed Services Memorial: 2.5 mi
Artworks
  • City Lights: 4.9 mi
  • Commitment: 4.9 mi
  • First Friendship: 4.9 mi
  • Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 4.9 mi
  • Release: 4.9 mi
Attractions
Museums: 44
Beaches: 29
Gardens: 26
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Middle Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 18.7 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.5 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.1 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 12.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Rotch Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barrett HillWSW 247°382 m8.6 mi
Fisk HillW 275°369 m8.2 mi
Kendall LedgeWNW 284°368 m9.4 mi
Wilson HillWNW 283°347 m9.1 mi
Jefts HillWSW 256°344 m8.9 mi
Davis HillWSW 237°336 m9.9 mi
South HillNNW 347°314 m9.4 mi
Merriam HillWSW 242°313 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
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 °F242634465766727062503929
Precip in3.83.33.74.03.54.33.53.94.24.83.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Milford, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1413512083

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