Alton Town Beach
Alton Town Beach is a beach in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 153 m. Belknap Mountain stands 726 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Harmony Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.
The story
beach in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
Wikidata Q34641842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 153 m
How to reach it
- On the Lakes Region Tour
- 10.6 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 14.8 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Harmony Park: 0.0 mi
- Levy Park: 0.3 mi
- Jones Field Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Liberty Tree Park: 1.2 mi
- B & M Railroad Park: 1.3 mi
- Alton Bay State Forest: 0.5 mi
- Merrymeeting Marsh: 0.9 mi
- Marks Memorial Forest: 1.7 mi
- Marks Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Alton Town Forest: 2.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Bet: 2.9 mi
- Avery Hill: 2.9 mi
- Evans Hill: 3.0 mi
- Colony Beach (closed): 6.1 mi
- Dustin Beach: 6.3 mi
- Brewster Beach: 7.4 mi
- Wolfeboro Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- Brewster Beach: 7.7 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 8.2 mi
- World War Monument: 9.2 mi
- Old Train Trestle: 9.7 mi
- Kimball Castle: 10.6 mi
- Governor's Road: 11.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 17.6 mi
- Turitella: 18.4 mi
- #10 / Dog: 18.4 mi
- Dragon Fly: 18.4 mi
- #16 ~ Hand: 18.4 mi
- Gilman Museum: 1.2 mi
- Gilmanton Historical Society Museum: 4.9 mi
- Clark Museum Complex: 7.7 mi
- Wright Museum: 8.3 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 9.5 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 7.8 mi
- Bumper Boats: 14.2 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 14.2 mi
- Go-Karts: 14.2 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 15.1 mi
- Falls of Song: 18.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.1 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 18.2 mi
- The Cascades: 18.3 mi
- Whittier Falls: 18.4 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 4.3 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 18.8 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 19.0 mi
- Watson Ledge: 22.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.9 mi
- Botanical Garden: 14.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 14.9 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 24.9 mi
- Huckins Spring: 9.2 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 23.3 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Alton Town Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap Mountain | WNW 295° | 726 m | 7.5 mi |
| Gunstock Mountain | WNW 298° | 674 m | 8.2 mi |
| Piper Mountain | WNW 287° | 617 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Klem | WNW 299° | 610 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Mack | WNW 295° | 590 m | 5.5 mi |
| East Quarry Mountain | NW 310° | 580 m | 4.8 mi |
| North Straightback Mountain | NW 309° | 578 m | 4.4 mi |
| Straightback Mountain | NW 306° | 570 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:46 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:25 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/439378972
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