Kimball Castle
Kimball Castle is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.
The story
Gilford, New Hampshire, listed on the NRHP in Belknap County
Wikidata Q18153146, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- On the Lakes Region Tour
- 16.1 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 20.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Park: 0.3 mi
- Gilford Beach: 1.0 mi
- Ellacoya State Park: 1.4 mi
- Gilford Village Fields: 3.0 mi
- Gunstock Mountain Resort: 3.7 mi
- Lockes Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mount Rowe: 2.6 mi
- Cobble Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Gunstock Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Stonedam Island HP: 4.2 mi
- Kimball Wildlife Forest: 0.5 mi
- Carye Family Woods: 0.7 mi
- Avis P. Smart Woods: 2.9 mi
- Wilson Weeks Town Forest: 3.0 mi
- John M. & Eileen R. Weeks Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- Gilford Beach: 1.0 mi
- Gilford Beach: 1.5 mi
- North Beach: 3.7 mi
- Weirs Beach: 4.1 mi
- Multonborough Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 5.7 mi
- Keewakwa Abenaki Keenahbeh: 5.8 mi
- Glenn P. Hart Memorial Walkway: 7.5 mi
- Glenn P. Hart Memorial Walkway: 7.5 mi
- Mill Falls Marketplace and The Inn at Mill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Autopac Gallery: 5.1 mi
- Libby Museum: 6.4 mi
- Wright Museum: 8.7 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 8.9 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 9.7 mi
- Turitella: 7.8 mi
- #10 / Dog: 7.8 mi
- #16 ~ Hand: 7.8 mi
- Dragon Fly: 7.8 mi
- #18 \ Toe Dancer: 7.8 mi
- Falls of Song: 10.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.4 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 10.4 mi
- The Cascades: 10.5 mi
- Whittier Falls: 10.6 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 3.8 mi
- Bumper Boats: 3.8 mi
- Go-Karts: 3.9 mi
- Funspot: 5.3 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 5.4 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 6.8 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 9.1 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Watson Ledge: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Huckins Spring: 10.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 18.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.7 mi
- Elliott Spring: 20.3 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Botanical Garden: 16.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 16.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.8 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 23.4 mi
- Hippy Hill: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Kimball Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap Mountain | S 174° | 726 m | 4.6 mi |
| Gunstock Mountain | S 179° | 674 m | 4.0 mi |
| Piper Mountain | S 179° | 617 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Klem | SSE 155° | 610 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Mack | SSE 157° | 590 m | 5.9 mi |
| East Quarry Mountain | SE 142° | 580 m | 5.9 mi |
| North Straightback Mountain | SE 143° | 578 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Rand | SSE 151° | 570 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/295128007
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