Kinson Wildlife Management Area
Kinson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Pitcher Mountain stands 653 m to the east-southeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth Burns McIntire Forest, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NH Dept of Fish & Game
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- View of Bellows Falls · 12 mi
- Eagles Nest · 17 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 20 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elizabeth Burns McIntire Forest: 1.2 mi
- Washington Town Forest (Barrett Pond Lot): 2.5 mi
- Ashuelot Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Emerson Brook Forest: 3.1 mi
- Pitcher Mountain Fire Tower: 3.4 mi
- Mack Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.3 mi
- Marlow Hill: 2.2 mi
- Starks Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 2.3 mi
- Camp Morgan: 5.9 mi
- Vilas Pool Park: 8.4 mi
- Pillsbury State Park: 8.6 mi
- Paper Mill Village Park: 8.7 mi
- Acworth Town Common: 8.9 mi
- Washington Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Alstead Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Walpole Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- Frank Adams Grist Mill: 12.5 mi
- Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum: 12.5 mi
- Corona Beach: 8.3 mi
- Sunset Beach: 12.4 mi
- State Park Beach: 17.5 mi
- Ranger Beach: 18.4 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 18.6 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Keene Soldier's Monument: 12.9 mi
- Gravity Foundation Monument: 13.4 mi
- Oya Hill: 13.5 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 13.0 mi
- Pizza Wings: 13.0 mi
- Baseball: 13.0 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 13.1 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 13.1 mi
- Mine Ledge: 10.6 mi
- Table Rock: 12.1 mi
- Billings Fold: 17.8 mi
- Black Precipice: 18.0 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Gleason Falls: 12.4 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 15.8 mi
- Brennan Falls: 20.1 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 20.6 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 22.3 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 15.7 mi
- Noahs Ark: 17.1 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 19.4 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.5 mi
- Hall Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Victorian Village Covered Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Bartonsville Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 23.9 mi
- (seasonal): 9.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 18.5 mi
- Wright Grove: 9.4 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 12.9 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Kinson Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Mountain | ESE 110° | 653 m | 3.4 mi |
| Silver Mountain | N 11° | 652 m | 5.9 mi |
| Healey Hill | ENE 70° | 627 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hodgeman Hill | SE 127° | 626 m | 2.6 mi |
| Jackson Hill | ENE 62° | 613 m | 2.6 mi |
| Copeland Hill | ENE 76° | 604 m | 4.1 mi |
| Huntley Mountain | NNE 21° | 598 m | 4.5 mi |
| Dakin Hill | SE 143° | 595 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2S Nepp, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/47797347
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 17 mi
- Claremont · 20 mi
- New London · 24 mi
- Brattleboro · 26 mi
- Cornish · 26 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 26 mi
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