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Picnickers Beach

Picnickers Beach from directly overhead

Picnickers Beach is a beach in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 246 m. North Pack Monadnock Mountain stands 694 m to the south-southeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Campers Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

beach in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States

Wikidata Q49322520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
246 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95647, -71.89508

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Greenfield State Park: 0.3 mi
  • Oak Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sunset Lake Town Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Bennington Town Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Zephyr Lake Town Beach: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Cultural Cocoon: 6.1 mi
  • Armillary: 9.1 mi
  • Communication: 19.4 mi
  • House of Wish: 19.4 mi
  • Frieda Carrying the Marble Player: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 41
Museums: 33
Beaches: 16
  • Campers Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Brennan Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Bonner Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Senter Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Middle Falls: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 12
Gardens: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Billings Fold: 12.7 mi
  • Black Precipice: 12.9 mi
  • Raymond Cliff: 15.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Cliff: 17.3 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 19.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 12.3 mi
  • (seasonal): 18.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Picnickers Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Pack Monadnock MountainSSE 163°694 m5.1 mi
Pack Monadnock MountainS 173°692 m6.6 mi
Crotched MountainNNE 20°630 m3.1 mi
Holt PeakS 177°623 m8.9 mi
Bald MountainWNW 304°617 m8.2 mi
Skatutakee MountainW 277°609 m7.2 mi
Burton PeakS 179°605 m9.8 mi
Thumb MountainW 278°603 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0919:4820:31
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1615:3016:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455766716962493829
Precip in3.33.44.03.83.74.34.34.04.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357737725

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