Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Porkepyn Rylle
Porkepyn Rylle is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the west-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Raccoon Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
How to reach it
Coordinates43.40577, -71.76741
- 2.8 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 9.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Raccoon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Lovering Hill: 1.4 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.2 mi
- Boston Hill: 2.2 mi
- Searles Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- McLeod Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Roby Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Elliot and Catherine Reiner Woodland Conservancy: 2.4 mi
- Old College Road Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Blackwater Flood Control Reservoir: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Chaffee Park: 3.3 mi
- Carr Field: 3.6 mi
- Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site: 3.6 mi
- Maplewood Recreation Field: 3.6 mi
- Winslow State Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 41
- William A. Fenlason Square: 6.4 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 6.5 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 6.6 mi
- Old Hill VIllage: 9.0 mi
- Tilton Arch: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 33
- Uranus: 17.4 mi
- Neptune: 17.4 mi
- Pluto: 17.6 mi
- John Gilbert Winant: 17.9 mi
- Commodore George Hamilton Perkins: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 29
- Lagace Beach: 5.7 mi
- Griffin Beach: 6.3 mi
- Elkins Beach: 8.8 mi
- Wadleigh State Beach: 9.6 mi
- Riverland Beach: 11.8 mi
Museums: 25
- Potter Place Depot: 4.9 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 6.4 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 9.0 mi
- New Hampshire Telephone Museum: 9.0 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 13
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 14.3 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Plaza: 17.2 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 18.5 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 20.4 mi
- Funspot: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Profile Falls: 11.4 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 17.8 mi
- Welton Falls: 18.0 mi
- Gleason Falls: 20.4 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Bulkhead: 5.0 mi
- Baker Ledge: 6.8 mi
- The Ledges: 17.1 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 17.4 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Garden at Tracy Library: 11.0 mi
- Botanical Garden: 14.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 14.4 mi
- Washington Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 13.7 mi
- Huckins Spring: 18.0 mi
- (seasonal): 20.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Canterbury Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Cillryville Bridge: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hippy Hill: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Porkepyn Rylle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | WSW 251° | 891 m | 4.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 245° | 774 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | WSW 242° | 710 m | 4.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NW 324° | 689 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 320° | 689 m | 6.0 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | N 353° | 579 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | SW 218° | 555 m | 4.8 mi |
| Gage Hill | WSW 237° | 539 m | 6.6 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 | 16:15 |
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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1395117594
Day trips start here
- Franklin · 7 mi
- Tilton · 9 mi
- New London · 11 mi
- Concord · 17 mi
- Laconia · 17 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 19 mi
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