Old College Road Preserve
Old College Road Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Roby Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 5.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 10.2 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roby Preserve: 0.6 mi
- McLeod Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Mountain Brook Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Ragged Mountain State Forest: 2.3 mi
- Porkepyn Rylle: 2.8 mi
- Boston Hill: 0.9 mi
- Taunton Hill: 1.2 mi
- Raccoon Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.7 mi
- Beech Hill: 3.0 mi
- Chaffee Park: 1.0 mi
- Carr Field: 2.9 mi
- Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site: 4.4 mi
- Ledges: 4.4 mi
- West Peak: 4.5 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 6.0 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 6.2 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 6.7 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 8.2 mi
- Tilton Arch: 9.1 mi
- Lagace Beach: 4.6 mi
- Griffin Beach: 5.0 mi
- Elkins Beach: 8.8 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 10.8 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 11.3 mi
- Uranus: 19.6 mi
- Neptune: 19.6 mi
- Turitella: 19.8 mi
- Pluto: 19.8 mi
- Dragon Fly: 19.8 mi
- The Bulkhead: 3.0 mi
- Baker Ledge: 8.3 mi
- The Ledges: 14.3 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 15.3 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 15.5 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 4.4 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 5.9 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 11.6 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 11.7 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 15.3 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 16.0 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 18.6 mi
- Funspot: 18.7 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 18.7 mi
- Profile Falls: 8.7 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 15.2 mi
- Welton Falls: 15.4 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 18.6 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 20.9 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 11.0 mi
- Botanical Garden: 15.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 15.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.2 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 11.0 mi
- Huckins Spring: 18.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.1 mi
- (seasonal): 22.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
- Hippy Hill: 7.2 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 5.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Old College Road Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | SW 225° | 891 m | 6.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 223° | 774 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | SW 218° | 710 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 297° | 689 m | 3.4 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WNW 296° | 689 m | 4.2 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | N 350° | 579 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | SSW 203° | 555 m | 7.1 mi |
| Gage Hill | SW 220° | 539 m | 8.4 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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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