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Nature reserve · New Hampshire

The Island

The Island from directly overhead

The Island is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Mount Passaconaway stands 1,225 m to the west-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Lot, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. White Mountain Trail passes 7.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chocorua Lake Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.90277, -71.23280

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Kennett Park: 3.3 mi
  • Madison Boulder Natural Area: 3.8 mi
  • White Lake State Park: 4.4 mi
  • American Legion Ballfield: 7.5 mi
  • Purity Lake Cartop Boat Access: 7.6 mi
Cliffs
  • Nickerson Ledge: 3.3 mi
  • Overhang: 6.1 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 6.8 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 6.8 mi
  • Main Cliff: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 39
  • Nichols Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Geneva Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Porridge Shore Beach: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 37
  • Champney Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Sabbaday Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
Attractions: 23
Museums: 21
  • Madison Historical Society and Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Salyards Museum: 7.6 mi
  • New England Ski Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Conway Railroad Museum: 11.5 mi
  • MWOBs Admin Office: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Hannes Schneider: 12.2 mi
  • Frog Rock: 14.4 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 21.4 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 21.4 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of The Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PassaconawayWNW 296°1,225 m8.2 mi
Mount ChocoruaNNW 330°1,060 m4.1 mi
Middle SisterNNW 337°1,022 m4.7 mi
Mount PaugusNW 305°946 m5.8 mi
Mount Paugus, South PeakWNW 302°944.88 m5.6 mi
Hibbard MountainWNW 289°889 m7.2 mi
Mount WonalancetWNW 283°845 m7.3 mi
South Moat MountainNNE 14°828 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0319:4820:32
September equinox06:3318:0618:44
December solstice07:1715:2316:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029415362676557453525
Precip in3.73.34.04.63.84.64.84.04.35.74.64.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tamworth 4, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47799189

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