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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
Museums
Attractions
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
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
Historic sites: 55
  • Brian J. McNamara: 0.1 mi
  • cellar: 4.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 4.4 mi
  • Rusty Excavation Relic: 4.5 mi
  • Governor Dinsmore Plaque: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 49
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: 16
  • Wildcat Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 9
  • 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
Picnic sites: 9
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 HillNNE189 m10.5 mi
Warner HillE182 m3.2 mi
Bell HillNE180 m5.4 mi
Jeremy HillS171 m9.6 mi
Mount MinerNNW171 m9.8 mi
Mount MiseryNNW167 m6.3 mi
Walnut HillENE166 m5.8 mi
Bald HillNNW166 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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