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Barrett House

Barrett House from directly overhead

Barrett House is an attraction in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 692 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

building in New Hampshire, United States

Dates from 1800.

Wikidata Q4863428, matched on coordinates and name (212 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
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How to reach it

Coordinates42.75427, -71.85416

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Taft Memorial Field: 2.2 mi
  • Myrtle Marsh Park: 2.3 mi
  • Mason Railroad Trail: 5.1 mi
  • Wellington Park: 6.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 8.7 mi
  • Phoenix: 9.4 mi
  • Inside: 9.4 mi
  • Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 9.4 mi
  • Continuum: 9.4 mi
Museums: 38
  • Ashby Historical Society: 5.6 mi
  • Rindge Historcal Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 8.6 mi
  • Mariposa Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 7.7 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 8.2 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Jowder's Cove Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Barrett House: 0.3 mi
  • Nutting Ledges: 4.1 mi
  • Painted Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 13.6 mi
  • Whale Rock: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Sundial Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 12.7 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 13.8 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Trap Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Middle Falls: 11.6 mi
  • The Falls: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 13.9 mi
  • River Road Spring: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.9 mi

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 351°692 m7.5 mi
Holt PeakNNW 343°623 m5.3 mi
Burton PeakNNW 335°605 m4.6 mi
Temple MountainNNW 345°596 m6.2 mi
New Ipswich MountainW 259°563 m3.2 mi
Barrett MountainW 280°561 m3.1 mi
Mount WataticSSW 206°555 m4.4 mi
Pratt MountainWSW 246°551 m3.6 mi

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47797155

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