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WidowMaker Farm

WidowMaker Farm from directly overhead

WidowMaker Farm is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Moose Mountains stands 527 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Drews Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 6.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.36501, -71.15573
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Meetinghouse Park: 4.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Fernald Park & Playground: 4.5 mi
  • Elmer C. Smith Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
  • James B. Edgerly Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
  • Farmington 500 Paulson Road Fields: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • World War Monument: 5.5 mi
  • Old Train Trestle: 6.4 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.2 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 9.1 mi
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial: 9.2 mi
Museums: 33
  • Strafford Historic Society: 6.9 mi
  • Gilman Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Rochester Historical Society: 10.0 mi
  • New Hampshire Farm Museum: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Dustin Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Colony Beach (closed): 4.8 mi
  • Sandy Point: 5.9 mi
  • Alton Town Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Mary Waldron Beach: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 16
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 15.4 mi
  • Canterbury Shaker Village: 16.9 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 18.0 mi
  • Mast Way Trails: 18.0 mi
  • Deerfield Fairgrounds: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Steeles Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Carbonneau Cave: 12.1 mi
  • Devil's Den Cliff: 16.8 mi
  • Ridgeline Climbing: 16.9 mi
  • Boulder Natural: 17.0 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 23.9 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Huckins Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of WidowMaker Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose MountainsNNE 18°527 m11.5 mi
Rocky MountainNW 316°428 m8.4 mi
Pine MountainNW 324°426 m9.6 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 327°424 m3.1 mi
Birch RidgeN 8°415 m7.9 mi
Blue Job MountainSE 139°412 m3.1 mi
Avery HillNW 320°411 m10.5 mi
Caverly MountainN 2°410 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0519:4620:29
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1515:2616:12

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1392499749

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