- Elevation, modelled
- 267 m
- Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
- Mount Lafayette1,600 m · 7.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Kancamagus Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 44.0526, -71.6632
Kanc Recreation Area is a park in New Hampshire, at a modelled 267 m. Mount Lafayette stands 1,600 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rachel Adams Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Kancamagus Scenic Byway runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Kanc Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lafayette | N 7° | 1,600 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | N 8° | 1,551.12 m | 6.7 mi |
| North Lincoln | N 8° | 1,524 m | 7.1 mi |
| North Lafayette | N 6° | 1,519 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Moosilauke | WSW 256° | 1,468 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Haystack Mountain | N 8° | 1,440 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Blue | W 259° | 1,380 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Liberty | NNE 13° | 1,353 m | 4.5 mi |
- On the Kancamagus Scenic BywayNational
- 0.9 mi off the White Mountain TrailNational
- 1.9 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 16.7 mi off the Connecticut River BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Profiler Plaza · 8 mi
- Pemigewasset Overlook · 9 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 9 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Rachel Adams Memorial Forest: 0.2 mi
- Fay State Forest: 1.5 mi
- Fay State Forest: 1.6 mi
- Second Presidential State Forest: 1.7 mi
- Merriam Woods: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Little Coolidge Mountain: 1.7 mi
- South Peak: 2.1 mi
- Big Coolidge Mountain: 2.1 mi
- North Peak: 2.4 mi
- Loon Mountain: 2.4 mi
Cliffs
- Russell Crag: 3.6 mi
- Indian Head: 3.6 mi
- The Imaginarium: 4.1 mi
- Stolen Buttress: 4.1 mi
- Main Cliff: 4.1 mi
Parks: 56
- Cascade Park: 1.8 mi
- Soldiers Park: 1.9 mi
- White Mountain Motorsports Park: 3.3 mi
- Staple Rock Park: 5.4 mi
- Mirror Lake Public Beach: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 48
- Georgiana Falls: 2.2 mi
- Harvard Falls: 2.5 mi
- Avalanche Falls: 3.3 mi
- Gordon Falls: 4.1 mi
- Kinsman Falls: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 23
- Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation: 1.1 mi
- Ice Castles: 2.1 mi
- Flume Gorge & Visitor Center: 3.2 mi
- Table Rock Flume Brook: 3.3 mi
- Flume Gorge: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Governor Gallen Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Nancy Pfannenstiehl: 10.6 mi
- Caddy Camp Alumni Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Willey House: 15.9 mi
- Bath New Hampshire: 16.7 mi
Museums: 17
- Pemigewasset Hook & Ladder: 1.2 mi
- Americana Museum: 1.2 mi
- Clark History Museum: 1.2 mi
- Avery's Garage: 1.2 mi
- Old Man of the Mountain Museum: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Fay Waside Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
- Mount Cleveland Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Beaver Brook Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Liberty Spring: 4.5 mi
- Elliott Spring: 17.8 mi
- Lac Littleton: 20.6 mi
- lower falls: 20.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 6
- Echo Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
- Sandwich Town Beach: 21.0 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 22.1 mi
- Edna-Maude Beach: 22.4 mi
- Birch Beach: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- The Basin, East: 4.7 mi
- The Basin, West: 5.0 mi
- Boise Rock: 7.0 mi
- Littleton Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 4
- Tree Harp: 18.3 mi
- Sunflowers: 18.4 mi
- Pollyanna Statue: 18.4 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 3
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.2 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 14.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:50 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:24 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Nepp, under a mile away.
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