- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 6.6 miles
- Chair Hill93 m · 6.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Independence Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 42.9816, -70.9444
Founders Gate is a artwork in New Hampshire, at a modelled 8 m. Chair Hill stands 93 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Founders Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Independence Byway runs past it.
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- steel;concrete;tile
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Founders Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair Hill | S 182° | 93 m | 6.5 mi |
| Indian Ground Hill | S 191° | 91 m | 5.8 mi |
| Morse Hill | SW 215° | 91 m | 5.9 mi |
| Moulton Ridge | SSW 209° | 90 m | 3.3 mi |
| Stratham Hill | NE 35° | 88 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 328° | 83 m | 6.0 mi |
| Martin Hill | SSW 199° | 82 m | 4.8 mi |
| Great Hill | WSW 245° | 81 m | 3.6 mi |
- On the Independence Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Founders Park: 0.0 mi
- Town House Common: 0.2 mi
- Robert H. Stewart Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Exeter Gas Works: 0.4 mi
- Swasey Parkway: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Gilman Garrison House: 0.1 mi
- Exeter Fire Museum: 0.2 mi
- Ladd-Gilman House: 0.2 mi
- American Independence Museum: 0.2 mi
- Folsom Tavern: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- The Folsom Tavern: 0.1 mi
- Theophilus Smith Junior: 0.1 mi
- Gardner House: 0.1 mi
- Historic Black-Owned Building: 0.1 mi
- Town House Common: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Powder House: 0.4 mi
- New England Dragway: 5.0 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 8.6 mi
- Fuller Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 9.0 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 0.4 mi
- Stratham Heights: 1.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.5 mi
- Rollins Hill: 2.5 mi
- Shaws Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Morrissette Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Henderson-Swasey Town Forest: 1.2 mi
- Smith-Page Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Scammon Forest: 1.4 mi
- McDonnell Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 56
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 4.1 mi
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 6.5 mi
- Bedrock Gardens: 9.2 mi
- MUB Garden: 10.6 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 44
- North Beach: 8.3 mi
- Plaice Cove: 8.3 mi
- Plaice Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
- North Hampton Beach: 8.4 mi
- Hampton Beach: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 33
- Milbuie: 0.4 mi
- Scatwell: 0.5 mi
- Why We Love Newmarket: 6.8 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 10.5 mi
- Hope Is A Discipline: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Sheep's Rock: 10.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Great Falls: 0.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 0.1 mi
- Hampton Falls: 6.2 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 7.0 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Stratham Town Landing: 1.8 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 4.7 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Front Pavilion: 4.9 mi
- Birthday Bay: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 5.1 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 5.3 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Front Range Light: 12.4 mi
- Oil House: 13.4 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 13.4 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 13.4 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 21.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 0.7 mi
- Lion's Spring: 8.9 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 14.0 mi
- Rail Spring: 15.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Amesbury · 9 mi
- Portsmouth · 11 mi
- Newburyport · 12 mi
- Dover · 15 mi
- Groveland · 16 mi
- Haverhill · 16 mi
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