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Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area

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Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area sits at 1,474 feet along the Moose Path Trail, with terrain dropping 37 feet over the next 600 meters. Several features are visible from the overlook: Cascade Brook Picnic Area to the northwest at 0.3 mi, Huntington Cascades to the west-northwest at 0.4 mi, and Flume Brook Picnic Area to the north-northwest at 0.5 mi. Baby Flume, a waterfall, lies north at 0.5 mi and 1,623 feet elevation. Dixville Notch State Park is northwest at 0.8 mi and 2,154 feet, and Sanguinary Mountain rises to the north at 2.2 mi, reaching 3,088 feet. On the June solstice, sunrise is at 05:00 and sunset at 20:36; on the December solstice, sunrise is at 07:21 and sunset at 16:07, with the equinoxes falling in between at roughly 06:33–06:49 for sunrise and 18:45–18:58 for sunset. The town of Berlin lies 26.9 miles to the south, with Lyndon 42.8 miles west-southwest and Saint Johnsbury 46.9 miles southwest. The next lookout along the route is Middle Brother.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,474 ft
Relief
37 ft drop
In view
6 named features
Balsam hotel from lake Gloriette 1993
Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Dixville Notch
gotjen · CC BY 3.0 · source
Dixville Notch
gotjen · CC BY 3.0 · source
The Balsams , Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Balsams , Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Balsams grand resort hotel 1993
Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area1,520 ftnorthwest · 0.3 mi
  • Huntington Cascades1,692 ftwest-northwest · 0.4 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area1,614 ftnorth-northwest · 0.5 mi
  • Baby Flume1,623 ftnorth · 0.5 mi
  • Dixville Notch State Park2,154 ftnorthwest · 0.8 mi
  • Sanguinary Mountain3,088 ftnorth · 2.2 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4918:5818:19
June solstice05:0020:3619:50
September equinox06:3318:4518:06
December solstice07:2116:0715:19

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Berlin26.9 mi south
  • Lyndon42.8 mi west-southwest
  • Saint Johnsbury46.9 mi southwest
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How high is Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area?

Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area sits at about 1,474 feet (449 m).

What can you see from Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area?

From Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area: Cascade Brook Picnic Area (NW, 0.3 mi); Huntington Cascades (WNW, 0.4 mi); Flume Brook Picnic Area (NNW, 0.5 mi); Baby Flume (N, 0.5 mi).

What is the nearest town to Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area?

Berlin, 27 miles S of Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area.

What is the next lookout after Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area?

Middle Brother is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area.

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