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Sky Meadow

Sky Meadow from directly overhead

Sky Meadow is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Betty Arnold Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Amherst Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.89195, -71.61178
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • CamaID: 006-121-001: 1.3 mi
  • Beaver Brook Park: 1.9 mi
  • Birch Park: 2.0 mi
  • Amherst Town Green: 2.0 mi
  • Pierce Common Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 6.2 mi
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 10.1 mi
  • Millennium Child: 10.7 mi
  • Crocodilian: 11.4 mi
  • City Lights: 11.5 mi
Attractions
  • Frog Rock: 6.3 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 10.3 mi
  • Hudson Speedway: 11.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 12.3 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
Museums: 45
Beaches: 26
Gardens: 18
Waterfalls: 11
  • Upper Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Senter Falls: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 7.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Sky Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainN 3°401 m6.8 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainN 11°395 m6.4 mi
Joe English HillNNW 327°388 m4.7 mi
Piscataquog MountainWNW 288°374 m8.6 mi
South HillWNW 303°314 m5.3 mi
Storey HillWNW 303°307 m4.8 mi
Stimson HillW 272°303 m8.5 mi
Roby HillNW 321°302 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1413598762

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