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Hood's Pond Beach

Hood's Pond Beach from directly overhead

Hood's Pond Beach is a beach in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Patten Hill stands 189 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hood Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 1.6 miles off.

Hood's Pond Beach Area in Derry, NH. Open to the public.

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Coordinates42.88486, -71.32979

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Brian J. McNamara: 0.1 mi
  • cellar: 4.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 4.4 mi
  • Rusty Excavation Relic: 4.5 mi
  • cellar hole: 4.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Quail Hill Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Grinnell Farm Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Shepard Family Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
  • Broadview Farm Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Kendall Pond Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Anchor: 6.7 mi
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 8.4 mi
  • Brigadier General John Stark: 10.0 mi
  • Millennium Child: 10.0 mi
  • The Face of PSA: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 51
Beaches: 20
  • Gallien's Town Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Windham Town Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Hampstead Town Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Massabesic Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Dog Beach: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Wildcat Falls: 9.1 mi
  • The Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Rest areas: 10
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 4.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 5
  • Lion's Spring: 18.5 mi
  • River Road Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Rail Spring: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Hood's Pond Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Patten HillNNE 18°189 m10.5 mi
Warner HillE 89°182 m3.2 mi
Bell HillNE 35°180 m5.4 mi
Jeremy HillS 189°171 m9.6 mi
Mount MinerNNW 342°171 m9.8 mi
Mount MiseryNNW 346°167 m6.3 mi
Walnut HillENE 64°166 m5.8 mi
Bald HillNNW 332°166 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0719:4520:28
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1415:2816:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485968747264524231
Precip in2.42.73.43.33.44.03.33.33.73.93.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1276596138

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