Rattlesnake Island Preserve
Rattlesnake Island Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakes Region Airport, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lakes Region Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 12.6 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 17.2 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Carry Beach: 2.4 mi
- McKinney Park: 3.6 mi
- Libby Park: 3.6 mi
- Ellacoya State Park: 3.8 mi
- Bean Park: 3.8 mi
- Sewall Woods Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- Quarry Mountain Forest: 3.3 mi
- Mount Major State Forest: 3.5 mi
- Sidney Butler Smith Woodland: 3.5 mi
- Trask Swamp Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Derby Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mount Major: 3.5 mi
- East Quarry Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Poor Farm Hill: 3.8 mi
- North Straightback Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Wolfeboro Town Beach: 2.3 mi
- Brewster Beach: 3.8 mi
- Winmir Beach: 3.8 mi
- Brewster Beach: 3.8 mi
- North Beach: 4.9 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 1.8 mi
- Kimball Castle: 5.0 mi
- Keewakwa Abenaki Keenahbeh: 9.9 mi
- Glenn P. Hart Memorial Walkway: 12.3 mi
- Glenn P. Hart Memorial Walkway: 12.3 mi
- Libby Museum: 3.7 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 4.2 mi
- Wright Museum: 4.2 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 5.5 mi
- Gilman Museum: 8.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.8 mi
- #16 ~ Hand: 12.6 mi
- Turitella: 12.6 mi
- #10 / Dog: 12.6 mi
- #18 \ Toe Dancer: 12.6 mi
- Falls of Song: 11.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 11.4 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 11.5 mi
- The Cascades: 11.5 mi
- Whittier Falls: 11.6 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 3.7 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 8.9 mi
- Bumper Boats: 8.9 mi
- Go-Karts: 8.9 mi
- Funspot: 10.3 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 4.8 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 14.2 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 14.3 mi
- Watson Ledge: 15.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Botanical Garden: 17.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 17.5 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 24.5 mi
- Huckins Spring: 11.1 mi
- Elliott Spring: 22.4 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 23.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.5 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Rattlesnake Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap Mountain | SW 234° | 726 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gunstock Mountain | WSW 241° | 674 m | 5.5 mi |
| Piper Mountain | SW 229° | 617 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Klem | SW 216° | 610 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Mack | SSW 212° | 590 m | 4.9 mi |
| East Quarry Mountain | SSW 200° | 580 m | 3.5 mi |
| North Straightback Mountain | SSW 196° | 578 m | 3.8 mi |
| West Quarry Mountain | SSW 203° | 570 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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