Mink Brook Swimming Area
Mink Brook Swimming Area is a beach in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. North Peak stands 702 m to the east-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Nathan's Garden, a park 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
Excellent spot to enjoy the CT river! Please carry out all trash.
The story
tributary of the Connecticut River in Hanover, New Hampshire
Wikidata Q6867790, matched on coordinates and name (363 m apart).
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 4.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 21.6 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 1 mi
- Norman Overlook · 1 mi
- Indian Ridge · 2 mi
- Balch Hill · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nathan's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Foley Park: 0.3 mi
- School Street Sustainability Park: 0.5 mi
- Dartmouth Green: 0.6 mi
- Maffei Arts Plaza: 0.6 mi
- South Esker Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Chambers Memorial Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Norwich Nature Area: 0.8 mi
- Alana Cole Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Mink Brook Nature Reserve: 1.1 mi
- Moseley Hill: 1.8 mi
- Velvet Rocks: 1.8 mi
- Indian Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Gillette Hill: 2.0 mi
- Colburn Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bouldering: 3.2 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 11.3 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 12.2 mi
- The Palisades: 16.7 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 19.0 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 1.7 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 3.3 mi
- Vermont Gateway to Green Mountain State: 3.6 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 4.4 mi
- Cummings Dam: 4.5 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 0.3 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Main Street Museum: 3.5 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 6.5 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 8.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 10.3 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 10.6 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 11.8 mi
- Inuksuk: 0.6 mi
- Fountain Figure: 0.6 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 0.6 mi
- Refuge: 0.6 mi
- The Epic of American Civilization: 0.7 mi
- The Chutes: 8.4 mi
- The Chutes: 8.4 mi
- Sumner Falls: 10.2 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 11.0 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lyman Point: 3.5 mi
- Tipping Rock: 3.6 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 3.6 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 9.5 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 1.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 5.9 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 6.6 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
- Area 1: 7.6 mi
- Area 2: 8.2 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Mink Brook Swimming Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | ENE 73° | 702 m | 8.3 mi |
| South Peak | E 79° | 693 m | 7.8 mi |
| Seaver Hill | W 263° | 588 m | 8.6 mi |
| Gile Mountain | NNW 337° | 565 m | 6.7 mi |
| Griggs Mountain | WNW 299° | 518 m | 4.2 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | SE 131° | 515 m | 8.3 mi |
| Morrill Mountain | NNW 341° | 504 m | 8.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | ENE 71° | 503 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/661999952
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