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The Gonic Trails

The Gonic Trails from directly overhead

The Gonic Trails is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Blue Job Mountain stands 412 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gonic Trails Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates43.24016, -70.97658
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Village Place Open Space: 1.9 mi
  • Paradise Park: 2.3 mi
  • Barrington Athletic Fields: 2.3 mi
  • Squamanagonic Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Alden Woods Children’s Playground: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 3.1 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 6.0 mi
  • Hill House: 6.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 6.4 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 7.1 mi
Museums
Beaches: 43
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 16
Attractions: 16
Waterfalls: 14
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Hook Island Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Second Falls: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.5 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.6 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.6 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.6 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 7.7 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 14.4 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 14.4 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 21.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of The Gonic Trails. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue Job MountainNW 312°412 m9.4 mi
Parker MountainWNW 286°401 m10.1 mi
Little Blue JobNW 314°377 m9.7 mi
Hussey MountainNW 324°350 m9.4 mi
Sanders LedgeWNW 303°341 m9.7 mi
Mack MountainNW 307°321 m9.2 mi
Chesley MountainNNW 328°306 m9.1 mi
Nubble MountainNW 320°302 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0519:4520:28
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1415:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1414521247

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