Fuller Gardens
Fuller Gardens is an attraction in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is North Hampton Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. Coastal Byway runs past it.
The story
Fuller Gardens is a seaside public botanical garden located at 10 Willow Avenue in the town of North Hampton, New Hampshire, United States, in a historic area known as "Little Boars Head". Developed in the early 20th century, the gardens are set on three acres (1.2 ha) and feature formal rose gardens, a Japanese garden, English perennial borders, a tropical and desert conservatory, tulip and annual beds, a hosta garden and a dahlia display area. The gardens are open to the public daily from mid-May through mid-October. The gardens were created as an ornament to the grand summer estate Runnymede-by-the-Sea by businessman and Massachusetts governor Alvan T. Fuller. The original design was by Arthur Shurcliff, who was the architect of record when the estate was built in 1927. Shortly thereafter in 1931, Alvan Fuller contacted Olmstead Brothers to redesign the grounds. The gardens were expanded to include the recent purchase of an adjacent property and was to include formal rose gardens rather than cutting gardens as was included in the Shurtcleff design. The Olmstead design was in the Colonial Revival style and includes many statues and fountains that were collected by Fuller during his travels through Europe. The summer estate was removed in 1962 due to the wishes of Fuller, so that visitors to the gardens could have an unobstructed view of the Atlantic. The Fuller Gardens are now run as a non-profit organization by the Fuller Foundation of New Hampshire. Daily admissions and a large member base help support nearly half of its operating costs. There are many social and horticultural events throughout the season.
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Wikidata Q12176714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 10 m
How to reach it
- On the Coastal Byway
- 2.7 mi off the Independence Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 14 mi
- Eagle Rock · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Side Park: 1.2 mi
- Ship Rock: 1.5 mi
- North Beach: 2.2 mi
- Outer Marker Park: 2.7 mi
- 5 Corners Park: 2.7 mi
- Oliver Brook Trail: 1.4 mi
- Boeis Wildlife Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Myers Property: 1.5 mi
- Little River Conservancy: 1.6 mi
- Jim Raynes Forest: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 2.3 mi
- Hemp Plain Hill: 3.0 mi
- Drake Hill: 3.1 mi
- Breakfast Hill: 3.5 mi
- Keene Hill: 3.5 mi
- 1614 Monument: 3.2 mi
- Marine Memorial: 3.8 mi
- North Tree Marker: 5.1 mi
- Lafayette Trail: 5.5 mi
- Pulpit Rock Tower: 5.7 mi
- Town Museum and Rye Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Tuck Museum: 3.6 mi
- Hampton Falls Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- The Science & Nature Center at Seabrook Station: 6.1 mi
- Seacoast Science Center: 6.5 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 4.8 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 5.1 mi
- EDALHAB: 6.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 8.2 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 8.3 mi
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 6.2 mi
- Goodwin Garden: 7.9 mi
- Trial Gardens: 8.0 mi
- Pocket Garden: 8.0 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 8.0 mi
- North Hampton Beach: 0.6 mi
- Plaice Cove Beach: 1.0 mi
- Philbricks Beach: 1.1 mi
- Sawyers Beach: 1.3 mi
- Plaice Cove: 1.4 mi
- Bones: 6.5 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 7.6 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 8.0 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 8.1 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 8.1 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 7.7 mi
- Dover Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 17.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 17.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 17.0 mi
- Oil House: 8.3 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 8.3 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 8.3 mi
- Front Range Light: 11.3 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Hampton Falls: 6.0 mi
- Great Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 8.8 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 12.1 mi
- Second Falls: 13.2 mi
- Birthday Bay: 5.2 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 8.1 mi
- Front Pavilion: 8.1 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 8.2 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 8.9 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 4.8 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 4.8 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 15.4 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 9.4 mi
- Lion's Spring: 12.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 14.7 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 19.0 mi
- Dogtown: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Fuller Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powow Hill | SW 231° | 99 m | 10.6 mi |
| Chair Hill | WSW 240° | 93 m | 10.2 mi |
| Moulton Ridge | W 262° | 90 m | 10.3 mi |
| Stratham Hill | NW 313° | 88 m | 7.9 mi |
| Jewell Hill | NW 308° | 81 m | 7.7 mi |
| Weymouth Hill | WSW 252° | 76 m | 9.6 mi |
| Towle Hill | WSW 244° | 75 m | 9.4 mi |
| Great Hill | WSW 241° | 74 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1218404189
Day trips start here
- Portsmouth · 8 mi
- Amesbury · 11 mi
- Newburyport · 12 mi
- York · 15 mi
- Dover · 17 mi
- Groveland · 19 mi
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