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Waterfowl Sanctuary

Waterfowl Sanctuary from directly overhead

Waterfowl Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is DeNicola Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Bedford

How to reach it

Coordinates42.90705, -71.56219

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Swenson Fields: 2.2 mi
  • Bishop Field: 2.8 mi
  • CamaID: 006-121-001: 2.9 mi
  • Little League Complex: 3.2 mi
  • Bedford Athletic Complex: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 7.6 mi
  • Millennium Child: 10.1 mi
  • The Face of PSA: 11.0 mi
  • Diversity: 11.0 mi
Attractions
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 8.0 mi
  • Frog Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Hudson Speedway: 10.1 mi
  • Block Party Social: 11.3 mi
  • Moonlight Meadery: 11.3 mi
Museums: 45
Beaches: 20
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • Wildcat Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Middle Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Senter Falls: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • River Road Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Waterfowl Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainNNW 340°401 m6.2 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainNNW 346°395 m5.4 mi
Joe English HillWNW 299°388 m5.8 mi
South HillWNW 285°314 m7.2 mi
Storey HillWNW 283°307 m6.7 mi
Roby HillWNW 289°302 m4.9 mi
McCollom HillW 280°277 m6.4 mi
Pead HillWSW 252°277 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0819:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1515:2916:15

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1412522008

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