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Wadleigh State Beach

Wadleigh State Beach from directly overhead

Wadleigh State Beach is a beach in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 276 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the east-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wadleigh State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

beach in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States

Wikidata Q49325138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
276 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.35924, -71.94814

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wadleigh State Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pierce Park: 4.0 mi
  • The Sargent Common: 4.1 mi
  • Wilmot Town Ball Field: 4.1 mi
  • Scytheville Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 23
Museums: 21
  • John Hay Estate at The Fells: 4.7 mi
  • Flanders-Osborne Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Potter Place Depot: 7.1 mi
  • Sunapee Historical Society: 7.3 mi
  • Upton Chandler House Museum: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Newport's Golden Eagle: 11.3 mi
  • Uranus: 23.0 mi
  • Neptune: 23.0 mi
  • John Gilbert Winant: 23.1 mi
  • Pluto: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 4.2 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Canillas Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • (seasonal): 12.3 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 19.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Wadleigh State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KearsargeENE 70°891 m4.9 mi
SummitWSW 244°828 m7.0 mi
Sunapee MountainWSW 240°824 m6.8 mi
South PeakWSW 239°794 m6.3 mi
Black MountainENE 78°774 m4.2 mi
Little MountainENE 78°710 m5.3 mi
North PeakWSW 247°692 m6.8 mi
Bald SunapeeSW 219°632 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:0819:4920:33
September equinox06:3618:0918:47
December solstice07:1815:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435564696760483727
Precip in3.33.13.74.23.94.44.43.74.25.53.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Sunapee, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357740157

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