Nature reserve · New Hampshire
McKinley Tract
McKinley Tract is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the north-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Brook Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hanover Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates43.72712, -72.09854
- 5.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 14.2 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 7 mi
- Balch Hill · 8 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 9 mi
- Norman Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Marshall Brook Natural Area: 0.2 mi
- Tunis Brook Mill Lot: 0.6 mi
- Hanover Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Bear Hill Conservancy Land: 1.8 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Goose Pond Park: 0.7 mi
- Costello Memorial Field: 6.0 mi
- Huse Park: 6.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
- Hayes Farm Park: 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Moose Mountain: 2.1 mi
- North Peak: 2.2 mi
- South Peak: 2.4 mi
- Sawyer Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sugar Hill: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Winslow Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Bouldering: 7.6 mi
- The Palisades: 12.9 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 36
- The Bill Farm: 2.6 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 6.5 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 7.5 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 24
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 0.8 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 2.9 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 5.1 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 7.3 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 7.5 mi
Museums: 21
- Canaan Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Shaker Museum: 7.8 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 8.8 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 9.6 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 18
- The Wrecker: 9.2 mi
- Feral Seed: 9.3 mi
- Robert Frost: 9.4 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 9.5 mi
- Perdido: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 16
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 7.2 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 10.0 mi
- Tipping Rock: 10.0 mi
- Lyman Point: 12.1 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Big Dog Falls: 9.4 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 9.6 mi
- The Chutes: 9.9 mi
- The Chutes: 9.9 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 11.5 mi
Covered bridges: 12
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 10.6 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Howe Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 9.3 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.5 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Area 1: 9.7 mi
- Area 2: 10.0 mi
- Hippy Hill: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 14.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 16.4 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of McKinley Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smarts Mountain | NNE 26° | 983 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lampier Hill | NNE 33° | 722 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Tug | ESE 112° | 713 m | 8.0 mi |
| Thompson Hill | ENE 74° | 709 m | 5.6 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 284° | 702 m | 2.2 mi |
| South Peak | W 259° | 693 m | 2.4 mi |
| Winslow Ledge | NNE 17° | 692 m | 3.6 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNE 15° | 673 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:28 | 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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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