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Marcus Wildlife Sanctuary

Marcus Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Marcus Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the east, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Loon Center, a museum 0.4 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Paula Anna Marcus Foundation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.73193, -71.38620

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • State's Landing: 0.7 mi
  • James D. Sutherland Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Kraine Meadow Park: 2.1 mi
  • Castle in the Clouds: 3.2 mi
  • Center Harbor Town Beach & Playground: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Cliffs
Beaches: 42
Historic sites: 29
Waterfalls: 21
  • Roaring Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 3.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 3.4 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 2.3 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 7.5 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 7.5 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 7.5 mi
  • #26 / Stone Sail: 7.6 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 14
  • The Old Country Store: 1.7 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 3.2 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Funspot: 9.3 mi
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 9.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elliott Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 20.6 mi
  • lower falls: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campton Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Marcus Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShawE 82°911 m5.7 mi
Black SnoutE 87°854 m5.7 mi
Faraway MountainENE 61°848 m4.3 mi
Black Snout MountainNE 39°812 m4.6 mi
Mount IsraelNNW 331°800 m8.9 mi
Mount RobertsENE 61°782 m3.4 mi
Bald MountainNE 51°742 m7.7 mi
Mount FlaggE 83°728 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0519:4820:32
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1715:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212432445665716962493827
Precip in3.32.83.53.93.84.54.44.04.14.94.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meredith 3 NNE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799084

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