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Barrett House

Barrett House from directly overhead

Barrett House is an attraction in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 692 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

building in New Hampshire, United States

Dates from 1800.

Wikidata Q4863428, matched on coordinates and name (286 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.75438, -71.85958

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Taft Memorial Field: 2.5 mi
  • Myrtle Marsh Park: 2.6 mi
  • Mason Railroad Trail: 5.4 mi
  • Wellington Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 8.6 mi
  • Phoenix: 9.7 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 9.7 mi
  • Inside: 9.7 mi
  • Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 9.7 mi
Museums: 40
  • Ashby Historical Society: 5.7 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 8.5 mi
  • Mariposa Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 7.5 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 8.0 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Barrett House: 0.3 mi
  • Nutting Ledges: 4.0 mi
  • Painted Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 13.6 mi
  • Whale Rock: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Sundial Community Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 13.0 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 13.6 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Trap Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 13.7 mi
  • River Road Spring: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Barrett House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pack Monadnock MountainN 353°692 m7.5 mi
Holt PeakNNW 346°623 m5.2 mi
Burton PeakNNW 338°605 m4.5 mi
Temple MountainNNW 347°596 m6.1 mi
New Ipswich MountainWSW 258°563 m3.0 mi
Barrett MountainW 281°561 m2.9 mi
Mount WataticSSW 203°555 m4.3 mi
Pratt MountainWSW 244°551 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1515:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797156

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