Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Maple Leaf Natural Area
Maple Leaf Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the east, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is King Hill Reservation, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sutton Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates43.37120, -71.96811
- 2.0 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 18.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 5 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 24 mi
- Indian Ridge · 26 mi
- Norman Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- King Hill Reservation: 0.5 mi
- Seymour Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- William Bean Quarry: 0.8 mi
- Sundell Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Chadwick Meadows Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Porter Hill: 1.0 mi
- Rowell Hill: 1.1 mi
- Kings Hill: 1.2 mi
- Fellows Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wadleigh Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Wadleigh State Park: 1.4 mi
- Pierce Park: 2.9 mi
- The Sargent Common: 3.0 mi
- Woodward Park: 3.3 mi
- Knights Hill Nature Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Washington Civil War Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 16.0 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 16.7 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 25
- Wadleigh State Beach: 1.3 mi
- Elkins Beach: 3.5 mi
- Blodgett Landing Coast: 3.7 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 4.7 mi
- State Park Beach: 5.1 mi
Museums: 22
- John Hay Estate at The Fells: 3.9 mi
- Flanders-Osborne Museum: 5.8 mi
- Sunapee Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 7.2 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 14
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 10.3 mi
- Uranus: 24.2 mi
- Neptune: 24.3 mi
- Pluto: 24.4 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Pollard Mills Falls: 10.6 mi
- Gleason Falls: 15.7 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 17.5 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 17.5 mi
- Profile Falls: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 18.9 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 24.0 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 24.1 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 24.5 mi
- Tipping Rock: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 3.1 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Botanical Garden: 24.1 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Baker Ledge: 3.9 mi
- The Bulkhead: 9.8 mi
- The Ledges: 21.4 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 9.5 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hippy Hill: 11.9 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 24.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Cillryville Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
- (seasonal): 12.6 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Maple Leaf Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | E 81° | 891 m | 5.6 mi |
| Summit | SW 233° | 828 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sunapee Mountain | SW 229° | 824 m | 6.5 mi |
| South Peak | SW 227° | 794 m | 6.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 89° | 774 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | E 87° | 710 m | 6.2 mi |
| North Peak | WSW 237° | 692 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bald Sunapee | SSW 208° | 632 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1394819648
Day trips start here
- New London · 3 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 12 mi
- Franklin · 17 mi
- Claremont · 19 mi
- Orange · 20 mi
- Tilton · 20 mi
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