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Eager Island

Eager Island from directly overhead

Eager Island is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the east, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Stewart Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Laconia Conservation Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.52508, -71.47319
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stewart Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
  • Veteran's Square: 0.3 mi
  • Bartlett Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Gale Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 38
Beaches: 36
Artworks: 32
  • Turitella: 9.1 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 9.1 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 9.1 mi
  • #25 / Bear: 9.2 mi
  • #14 / White: 9.2 mi
Museums: 27
Waterfalls: 15
  • Profile Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Falls of Song: 15.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 16.0 mi
  • The Cascades: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Bumper Boats: 5.5 mi
  • Go-Karts: 5.5 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 5.5 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 6.1 mi
  • Funspot: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
  • Huckins Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Botanical Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Peace Garden: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hippy Hill: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Eager Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Belknap MountainE 95°726 m5.2 mi
Gunstock MountainE 89°674 m4.7 mi
Piper MountainESE 107°617 m5.0 mi
Mount KlemE 97°610 m7.0 mi
Hersey MountainWNW 287°608 m9.7 mi
Mount MackESE 101°590 m7.1 mi
East Quarry MountainE 94°580 m8.4 mi
North Straightback MountainE 96°578 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0619:4720:31
September equinox06:3418:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2616:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1391498712

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