Nature reserve · New Hampshire
McLeod Preserve
McLeod Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Roby Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 5.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.43805, -71.77739
- 5.0 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 9.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Roby Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Old College Road Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Ragged Mountain State Forest: 2.0 mi
- Mountain Brook Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Porkepyn Rylle: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Boston Hill: 1.1 mi
- Taunton Hill: 1.7 mi
- Raccoon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Chaffee Park: 1.6 mi
- Carr Field: 2.4 mi
- Ledges: 4.2 mi
- West Peak: 4.3 mi
- Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 39
- William A. Fenlason Square: 6.4 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 6.6 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 7.3 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 8.1 mi
- Tilton Arch: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 36
- Lagace Beach: 5.1 mi
- Griffin Beach: 5.5 mi
- Elkins Beach: 8.4 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 10.2 mi
- Bucklin Beach: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 32
- Uranus: 19.4 mi
- Neptune: 19.5 mi
- Pluto: 19.6 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 20.0 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 20.0 mi
Museums: 25
- Potter Place Depot: 3.9 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 6.3 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 11.0 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 11.1 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 13
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 15.4 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 16.3 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 19.2 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 19.2 mi
- Funspot: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Profile Falls: 9.3 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 15.6 mi
- Welton Falls: 15.8 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 19.0 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Bulkhead: 2.9 mi
- Baker Ledge: 7.6 mi
- The Ledges: 14.8 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 16.0 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 10.6 mi
- Botanical Garden: 15.5 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 15.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.8 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 11.6 mi
- Huckins Spring: 18.4 mi
- (seasonal): 21.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Canterbury Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hippy Hill: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of McLeod Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | SW 227° | 891 m | 5.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 224° | 774 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | SW 218° | 710 m | 5.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NW 309° | 689 m | 3.3 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 305° | 689 m | 4.1 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | N 355° | 579 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | SSW 202° | 555 m | 6.5 mi |
| Gage Hill | SW 221° | 539 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1393947768
Day trips start here
- Franklin · 7 mi
- Tilton · 9 mi
- New London · 11 mi
- Laconia · 17 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 18 mi
- Orange · 18 mi
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