Garden · New Hampshire
Bedrock Gardens
Bedrock Gardens is a garden in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. North Mount Pawtuckaway stands 308 m to the west-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Independence Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.09365, -71.04196
- 9.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Haley Woods: 1.0 mi
- Two Rivers Wildlife Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Rothwell Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Vienna Smith State Forest: 1.7 mi
- Little River Reserve: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Fox Run Park: 1.7 mi
- Marston Farm Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Little River Park: 2.1 mi
- John Hatch Park: 4.1 mi
- Packers Falls Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Pelatiah Hill: 1.9 mi
- Burley Hill: 1.9 mi
- Thompson Hill: 2.0 mi
- Magney Hill: 2.5 mi
- Dimond Hill: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- Mast Way Trails: 2.9 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 4.8 mi
- New England Dragway: 4.9 mi
- Powder House: 8.8 mi
- Wagon: 9.0 mi
Museums
- The Van Dame Museum and Reserch Cente: 3.6 mi
- Epping Fire and Brick Museum: 4.1 mi
- Stone School Museum: 5.3 mi
- Great Bay Discovery Center: 7.8 mi
- Raymond Historical Society: 8.1 mi
Historic sites
- Hill House: 4.3 mi
- Cellar Hole: 4.6 mi
- Newmarket Water Works: 4.8 mi
- Wentworth Cheswell Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Gary Pomeroy: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 49
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 5.8 mi
- MUB Garden: 6.3 mi
- Great Bay Community Wildlife Garden: 7.0 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 8.8 mi
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 39
- Nottingham Town Beach: 4.3 mi
- Bennett's Bridge Beach: 12.6 mi
- Mary Waldron Beach: 13.0 mi
- Northwood Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
- Newton Town Beach: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 35
- Why We Love Newmarket: 5.4 mi
- Girder Sculpture: 6.0 mi
- Spider Statue: 6.1 mi
- Mag8libo: 6.1 mi
- Dance Of The Ray: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Great Falls: 0.9 mi
- Wadleigh's Falls: 1.8 mi
- Hook Island Falls: 3.2 mi
- Packer's Falls: 4.6 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Upper Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Lower Slabs: 7.1 mi
- Boulder Natural: 7.4 mi
- Ridgeline Climbing: 7.5 mi
- Devil's Den Cliff: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- East Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 6.0 mi
- Log Landing: 7.6 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 7.9 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 8.3 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 14.1 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 14.3 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 16.9 mi
- Oil House: 16.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 16.9 mi
- Front Range Light: 21.5 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Two Sisters Spring: 6.3 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 8.5 mi
- Lion's Spring: 17.0 mi
- Rail Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Bedrock Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mount Pawtuckaway | WNW 283° | 308 m | 8.0 mi |
| South Mount Pawtuckaway | W 275° | 303 m | 7.0 mi |
| Middle Mount Pawtuckaway | W 277° | 287 m | 7.4 mi |
| Longview Hill | W 274° | 196 m | 8.5 mi |
| Adams Hill | WNW 288° | 194 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rocky Ridge | WNW 285° | 192 m | 7.3 mi |
| Meloon Hill | W 273° | 189 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tavern Hill | WNW 286° | 185 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:26 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Epping, 5 mi away.
- Green Frog18 obs
- Small White17 obs
- American Lady13 obs
- Monarch13 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper12 obs
- Gray Hairstreak8 obs
- eastern white pine8 obs
- northern starflower8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/264645104
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