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Sheldrick Forest Preserve

Sheldrick Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Sheldrick Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jonathan Woods, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates42.82812, -71.79869

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Goss Park: 2.9 mi
  • Main Street Park: 3.3 mi
  • Whiting Park: 3.4 mi
  • Carnival Hill Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
  • Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 8.4 mi
  • House of Wish: 9.4 mi
  • Communication: 9.4 mi
  • Inside: 9.4 mi
  • Reminiscence: 9.4 mi
Museums: 33
Beaches: 25
Attractions: 24
Gardens: 18
Waterfalls: 17
  • Bonner Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Middle Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Senter Falls: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Billings Fold: 15.9 mi
  • Black Precipice: 15.9 mi
  • Old Limestone Quarry: 18.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 19.1 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • River Road Spring: 12.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Sheldrick Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainNW 320°694 m5.2 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainWNW 300°692 m4.7 mi
Holt PeakW 269°623 m4.4 mi
Burton PeakW 259°605 m4.8 mi
Temple MountainWNW 281°596 m4.5 mi
New Ipswich MountainSW 226°563 m8.3 mi
Barrett MountainSW 232°561 m7.5 mi
Pratt MountainSW 223°551 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1408148616

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