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Sharon Bog

Sharon Bog from directly overhead

Sharon Bog is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Milt Street Tract, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

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What to expect

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

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Coordinates42.81022, -71.95593

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Howard Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Humiston Park: 3.1 mi
  • Town Common: 3.5 mi
  • Marshall-Thomas Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
  • Boccelli Garden: 4.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 4.7 mi
  • Armillary: 8.5 mi
  • Clyde II: 10.2 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 12.2 mi
  • Phoenix: 15.4 mi
Museums: 34
  • Mariposa Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 10.1 mi
  • Ashby Historical Society: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 24
Beaches: 22
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Bonner Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Middle Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Noahs Ark: 7.4 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 8.5 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Falcon Spring: 7.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 11.9 mi
  • River Road Spring: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Sharon Bog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MonadnockWNW 295°965 m8.5 mi
Bald RockWNW 292°790 m8.2 mi
Monte RosaWNW 292°749 m8.6 mi
North Pack Monadnock MountainNE 41°694 m6.9 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainNE 48°692 m5.3 mi
Holt PeakENE 72°623 m3.8 mi
Burton PeakE 84°605 m3.2 mi
Temple MountainENE 59°596 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:31
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860493828
Precip in3.03.03.93.83.64.54.03.94.34.83.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Muni AP Silver RCH, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1408189569

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