Artwork · New Hampshire
The Wrecker
The Wrecker is an artwork in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. North Peak stands 702 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
Made from auto scrap.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates43.65994, -72.25668
- 2.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 5.6 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Ridge · 2 mi
- Norman Overlook · 3 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 3 mi
- Balch Hill · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Quarry Hill: 0.2 mi
- Rix Ledges: 0.9 mi
- Starr Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Support: 1.1 mi
- Burnt Mtn: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Zeev Darer Memorial Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Starr Hill Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Nicole Cormen Memorial Conservation Area at Rix Ledges: 1.1 mi
- Great Hollow Forest: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Conservation Property: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Irene A. Decato Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Eldridge Park and Jim Wechsler Field: 1.1 mi
- Pocket Park: 1.2 mi
- Basin Field: 1.2 mi
- Colburn Park: 1.2 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Bouldering: 1.9 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 11.3 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 12.0 mi
- The Palisades: 18.3 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Cummings Dam: 1.1 mi
- Pest House: 2.0 mi
- BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language: 2.1 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 2.6 mi
- King's Highway: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 25
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 3.5 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 5.3 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 8.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 8.9 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
Museums: 22
- Main Street Museum: 3.2 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 3.7 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Shaker Museum: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- Refuge: 3.2 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 3.2 mi
- Fountain Figure: 3.3 mi
- Perdido: 3.3 mi
- Inuksuk: 3.4 mi
Covered bridges: 15
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Litte Dog Falls: 7.5 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 7.6 mi
- Sumner Falls: 9.1 mi
- The Chutes: 10.8 mi
- The Chutes: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 14
- Tipping Rock: 0.8 mi
- Lyman Point: 3.0 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 3.2 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Canillas Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 3.7 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Area 1: 10.1 mi
- Area 2: 10.6 mi
- Hippy Hill: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 5.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 9.7 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of The Wrecker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | NE 48° | 702 m | 7.7 mi |
| South Peak | NE 53° | 693 m | 6.9 mi |
| Snow Mountain | SSE 149° | 570 m | 7.2 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SE 146° | 552 m | 6.1 mi |
| Griggs Mountain | NW 309° | 518 m | 7.5 mi |
| Shaker Mountain | ESE 123° | 515 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Tug | E 86° | 489 m | 3.7 mi |
| Morgan Hill | S 176° | 476 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9879312212
Day trips start here
- Lebanon · 1 mi
- Hanover · 3 mi
- White River Junction · 3 mi
- Norwich · 5 mi
- Quechee · 8 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 13 mi
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