Troy Water Works Land
Troy Water Works Land is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 390 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bigelow Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Troy
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 21.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 14 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 17 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 17 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bigelow Hill: 1.2 mi
- Gap Mountain - North Peak: 1.3 mi
- Monte Rosa: 1.4 mi
- Gap Mountain - South Peak: 1.5 mi
- Bald Rock: 1.6 mi
- Jaffrey Monadnock Lot: 1.8 mi
- Bixler Town Forest: 1.8 mi
- Ames Forest: 2.0 mi
- Jaffrey Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Perry Forest II: 2.1 mi
- Farrar Field: 2.5 mi
- Central Square: 2.8 mi
- Samuel E. Paul Recreational Park: 3.0 mi
- Shattuck Park: 3.9 mi
- Marlborough Town Beach: 4.0 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Troy WW1 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Armillary: 5.8 mi
- Aurora: 9.5 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 9.6 mi
- Reaching: 9.6 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 9.7 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Troy Station: 2.9 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 8.8 mi
- Bruder House Museum: 9.4 mi
- Wyman Tavern Museum: 9.4 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
- Royalston Falls: 10.4 mi
- Spirit Falls: 12.4 mi
- Doane's Falls: 13.7 mi
- Doane's Falls: 13.7 mi
- Black Precipice: 1.6 mi
- Billings Fold: 1.9 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Jacob Hill: 10.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 15.5 mi
- Ranger Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 6.9 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 7.0 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 7.5 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 9.9 mi
- Stone Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Barrett House: 15.0 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 15.1 mi
- Barrett House: 15.3 mi
- Noahs Ark: 4.6 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 5.8 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Wright Grove: 15.1 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.4 mi
- Falcon Spring: 2.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 17.8 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Troy Water Works Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | NE 39° | 965 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bald Rock | NE 53° | 790 m | 1.6 mi |
| Monte Rosa | NE 39° | 749 m | 1.4 mi |
| Gap Mountain - South Peak | SSW 192° | 579 m | 1.5 mi |
| Little Monadnock Mountain | SW 227° | 571 m | 5.2 mi |
| Gap Mountain - North Peak | SSW 198° | 561 m | 1.3 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNE 20° | 555 m | 8.8 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNE 30° | 529 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1177173813
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 8 mi
- Rindge · 9 mi
- Gardner · 20 mi
- Brattleboro · 22 mi
- Ashburnham · 23 mi
- Westminster · 23 mi
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